How to Use backgammon in a Sentence

backgammon

noun

• Here’s hoping for a backgammon song on the next record.
  — Chris Willman, Variety, 28 Sep. 2025
• From tic-tac-toe to backgammon, lots of table games come in wood.
  — Washington Post, 20 Nov. 2019
• The two take a scenic drive — although not in a race car — and play backgammon.
  — Samantha Conti, WWD, 5 Mar. 2025
• Rather like chess or backgammon today, the game was likely played in pubs and palaces.
  — Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 5 Nov. 2020
• The only thing that’s left is to figure out how to play backgammon in the first place.
  — John Lonsdale, Travel + Leisure, 7 Nov. 2025
• Bring a bit of color to game night with this chromatic backgammon set.
  — Caroline Hallemann, Town & Country, 11 Dec. 2022
• Leaving home without them would be, in backgammon terms, quite the blunder.
  — Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 22 Sep. 2025
• After taking a walk in the rose garden, Grace went to set up a backgammon game.
  — Elise Taylor, Vogue, 23 Mar. 2023
• Sandra and Geraldine found a backgammon board and began to play.
  — Colm Tóibín, The New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2025
• Got back and played backgammon with Monty in schoolroom, as the others weren’t back.
  — Annie Goldsmith, Town & Country, 4 May 2021
• Software programs long ago became adept at classic board games like backgammon.
  — James Griffiths, CNN, 27 Nov. 2019
• Board games such as chess and backgammon have jumped in popularity.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 3 June 2020
• From there, in the parlor, rounds of chess, billiards, and one last fruitless attempt at backgammon.
  — Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 30 Oct. 2025
• The games category includes mahjong and backgammon boards and cards.
  — Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 12 May 2026
• Campers and pickup trucks still outnumber bus tours on the roads, and the clack of backgammon still beats time in shady village squares.
  — Rachel Howard, Travel + Leisure, 26 Apr. 2024
• In the living room, a rattan backgammon table beckons.
  — Sarah Wood González, Architectural Digest, 30 Apr. 2026
• Wooden balconies look out over a courtyard that resonates with the clack of backgammon pieces and the clink of tea glasses.
  — Nicola Chilton, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Feb. 2026
• Seeing morale as key to health, Olmsted called for jelly, booze, and backgammon boards.
  — Matt Dellinger, The New Yorker, 16 May 2020
• Outside, on a cold November day, a group of pensioners clad in masks played games of chess and backgammon.
  — Inna Lazareva, Washington Post, 13 Dec. 2020
• Old men are often the main patrons, watching the world pass by, catching up on the latest news or hunching over backgammon boards.
  — Washington Post, 23 May 2022
• Can’t get enough of games like Go Fish and backgammon that will bring out some serious nostalgia vibes?
  — Ryan Shea, Glamour, 23 Dec. 2020
• Alexandra Llewellyn fell in love with backgammon at the age of 9 on a trip to Cairo with her step-grandfather.
  — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 6 Oct. 2024
• Customers sit outside, perched on tiny stools around knee-high tables, intensely focused on backgammon boards.
  — Mary Kaye Schilling, Town & Country, 15 Sep. 2015
• There also were intense backgammon and chess games, where Yancy pitted her skills against children, teens and adults.
  — Scott Talley, Detroit Free Press, 15 Dec. 2024
• This set features the classics, checkers and backgammon, as well as all the requisite pieces for both, all displayed a cute retro design.
  — Lindy Segal, Glamour, 20 Sep. 2024
• The three-in-one folding case has two magnetic boards and comes with everything needed to play chess, checkers, and backgammon on the go.
  — Molly Allen, Southern Living, 20 Oct. 2023
• Evert, 18, was playing backgammon with a tournament official at a table by a wall.
  — Sally Jenkins, Anchorage Daily News, 3 July 2023
• Unleash the nostalgia with a colorful backgammon set.
  — Jaclyn Kaufman May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 21 Oct. 2025
• Sabah’s backgammon kit is made in Istanbul with quality leathers and comes in a range of six playful color options.
  — Helena Madden, ELLE Decor, 26 May 2022
• The tasting room is full of things to do while sipping, including shuffleboard and barrel-top backgammon, chess and checkers.
  — Matt Kettmann, SFChronicle.com, 22 June 2020