gimme
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Let’s all join in a big pep squad cheer — gimme an E! — for Eric Sondheimer’s 50th anniversary covering high school sports in Southern California.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 23, 2026
Yes, there would still be work to do, but if there ever was a gimme this season then it is playing Burnley at home.
From BBC ● Apr. 30, 2026
I couldn’t agree more with eliminating the gimme putt from golf.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 5, 2026
If you want to get rid of the gimme, remind me not to play a round with you.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 5, 2026
“Umph! You’se mighty easy satisfied. Ah been had dis same hair next tuh mah face ever since Ah cried de fust time, and ’tain’t never gimme me no thrill.”
From "Their Eyes Were Watching God" by Zora Neale Hurston
They allow gimmes if the putt is within the shaft of your putter.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 5, 2026
But the Pac-12 right now, with the slate of games from top to bottom, there’s no gimmes.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 31, 2023
Ireland and Wales are taking a different view of their second matches at the Rugby World Cup that should be gimmes for the two European powers.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 15, 2023
Still, his midrange touch is so soft that those in-between shots have almost become gimmes over the last month.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 10, 2023
"That first half showed there's going to be no gimmes in this competition," he said.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2022
