fair game

Example Sentences

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In the mid-19th Century, the birds were considered fair game and day-trippers would hire steam yachts to shoot them, sometimes killing thousands at a time.

From BBC • Apr. 19, 2026

They’ve also gotten used to growing intrusions in the physical world, where everything from bathroom stalls to taxicab seats have become fair game for marketers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

A bottle cap or crease in a potato chip bag is fair game.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 22, 2026

I have devoted my life to my music but this does not mean deeply personal things which I have a right to deal with in private are fair game.

From Barron's • Feb. 6, 2026

So anything before that is fair game, because Rhiannon won’t have been there.

From "Every Day" by David Levithan