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Recent Examples of gamy All the same, today Alaska’s on-a-bun benefaction is a dog made with lean, delicately gamy reindeer. J. J. Goode, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2023 Plus, the horror has a purpose, beyond gamy genre thrills. Noel Murray, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2023 The plot is a deliberately gamy melodrama. Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2023 Wild turkeys were definitely eaten by the first European colonists, but these were small gamy fowls quite unlike the average farmed turkey. Bee Wilson, WSJ, 19 Nov. 2022 See All Example Sentences for gamy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gamy
Adjective
  • Sabrina Carpenter is barking back at the backlash surrounding her suggestive album cover.
    Jay Stahl, USA Today, 25 June 2025
  • The actor claimed that Perry began texting him over the next few months, making suggestive advances and promising to help Dixon find a job.
    Emily Blackwood, People.com, 18 June 2025
Adjective
  • Manchester City, Chelsea and Liverpool across seven days from the end of November looks particularly spicy.
    Beren Cross, New York Times, 18 June 2025
  • Its reposado is aged in American oak and prized for its creamy texture and gently spicy finish.
    Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025
Adjective
  • Entering play Thursday, an off day for the Yankees, the reigning American League MVP had the highest average (.361), OPS (1.180), fWAR (6.1) and wRC+ (221) in baseball.
    Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 26 June 2025
  • His hope is two off days — Wednesday’s game and the team’s off-day on Thursday — will put him in position to return to the lineup on Friday in Cincinnati.
    Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 June 2025
Adjective
  • Yeah, just try to get a little racy at times to learn a little bit for the race.
    Bruce Martin, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025
  • During a Today show appearance last month, Robert revealed his family’s reaction to his racy campaign.
    Rachel McRady, People.com, 5 June 2025

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