gimme
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
See Examples For:
They moved down to Frisco, Texas, and adopted the name Good Good—the phrase two golfers use on the green to give each other gimme putts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 2026
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
“There are no gimme games in this league for anybody, whether you are in first or last — every game is hard,” Roberts said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
I know it’s not fair to take a gimme.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 5, 2026
“I got me a nice pension from the railroad. I was with them for forty-five years, you know. They gimme a beautiful gold pin w'hen I retired.”
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
And let’s face it, the average golfer only has a few par putts per round so most putts are candidates for gimmes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 5, 2026
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
The Montana game was supposed to be one of the gimmes.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 4, 2021
