ace

Example Sentences

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Ranking in the bottom five among big league pitchers in run support last season, the Dodgers couldn’t drum up support for their ace of aces Wednesday either.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

Officials in Taipei hope Trump sees Taiwan not as a security liability but as a semiconductor ace in the U.S. quest for AI dominance.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

When it’s all said and done, and the headphones have lost their charge, there’s nothing more for “Undertone” to do, no ace in the hole final punch to leave viewers breathless.

From Salon • Mar. 15, 2026

His next point - an ace - was greeted with delight by the crowd, but he was subsequently broken and Medvedev completed victory in the next game.

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026

So I sketch some streets into an ace of spades right in the middle—it’s not a great ace of spades, but Armelio gets it.

From "It’s Kind of a Funny Story" by Ned Vizzini