game

Example Sentences

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Get it wrong, and it could stunt the growth of a game that was just beginning to find its place in the American sporting landscape.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

There is a danger we fall into a trap, whereas this game may well prove just to be an outlier.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

And after Raúl Jiménez made the score 2-0, the game devolved into a mess of red cards.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

The first time a World Cup game was played in the U.S., the opening ceremony featured Oprah Winfrey tumbling off a stage and Diana Ross shanking a penalty shot several yards wide of the goal.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

He’d let us play as many games as we wanted, and then if we still didn’t get the prize we were after, he’d play the game to win it for us.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam