gambit

Example Sentences

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But Stuckey’s sinister genius was in using her gender to make these tired gambits seem fresh and modern.

From Salon

Tying the two cases would be a rather novel legal gambit.

From Salon

President Vladimir Putin said on Saturday Russia would station the nuclear arms in Belarus, his latest gambit in a worsening stand-off with the West over the Russian invasion of Ukraine last year.

From Reuters

This daring gambit worked initially, as Jackson had to decide whether he should shoot when left wide open while his teammates struggled to find space to work with inside.

From Washington Post

Critics see a gambit by the prime minister - who is under trial on corruption charges that he denies - to subordinate the courts to the executive.

From Reuters