gambits

plural of gambit

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of gambits Should the White House attempt further such gambits, a bipartisan rejection seems likely. Bloomberg Opinion, Twin Cities, 25 Sep. 2025 In fact, the opening two gambits were superb as Federer had to fend off a youthful Nick Kyrgios to clinch the inaugural 2017 version, while Team World pushed Europe all the way in Chicago a year later. Tim Ellis, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025 Unfortunately, few of Holland’s other gambits pay off. Sam Bodrojan, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gambits
Noun
  • Many suspect a spam call and don't pick up the phone, leading foundation staff to sometimes devise ruses.
    Kelly Meyerhofer, jsonline.com, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Episode 4 finds both Ellen and Julia throwing themselves headlong into plans that require them to keep up major ruses.
    Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 22 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Through these schemes, people invest a significant amount of money into a country – with some countries like Greece having a minimum of €250,000 (about $290,357) – and are allowed to work and live there.
    Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Former player and assistant coach Damon Jones was arrested in relation to both schemes.
    Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Turns out it’s finished ahead of schedule and already shipping the servers, which will support Apple Intelligence services on consumer devices like iPhones, according to a new Fox Business report.
    Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2025
  • That means more than one of every eight of Kroger's 103 stores in its Cincinnati-Dayton division (which includes Northern Kentucky) have the digital devices so far.
    Alexander Coolidge, Cincinnati Enquirer, 23 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Halloween’s history, from tricks to treats Halloween is rooted in the ancient Celtic ritual of Samhain, marking the harvest and coming winter – and few know the shortcomings of the cold more than Minnesotans.
    Chris Kenning, USA Today, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Critic Dwight Macdonald later wrote that Keaton’s singular screen-in-screen transformation made similar tricks by Surrealist giants Dalí, Buñuel, and Cocteau timid by comparison.
    Erik Morse, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2025

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