pinochle

Example Sentences

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Whatever the task — from roasting peanuts for his grandfather’s pinochle buddies to building a tool shed from scratch — it had to be done right.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 15, 2022

He spends much of his time watching any one of his six grandkids or playing pinochle and dominoes.

From Washington Post • Oct. 8, 2021

Irma, Agnes, Bertha, Floyd—they sound like finalists in a pinochle tournament.

From The New Yorker • Nov. 25, 2019

Neil Reamann and Jerry Johnson, both of Bismarck, are military veterans, longtime friends and pinochle partners but they couldn’t disagree more on who should hold the Senate seat.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 9, 2018

They'd eaten together before they'd started playing pinochle, his favorite card game.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson