poker

Example Sentences

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And whatever their failures are, that ends up being their ruling attribute to their poker game, as it were.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026

Alex was a beautiful and beleaguered soul, born worried, born romantic, difficult and hopeful and apparently a shockingly good poker player.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

To pressure Google on this point, Suleyman drew on his experience as a poker player.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

A group of young people sheltered under a thatched hut by the side of the road, absorbed in a game of poker.

From Barron's • Mar. 14, 2026

I could tell that when my mother agreed to host my dad’s poker game at the house, she didn’t really want to.

From "A Mango-Shaped Space" by Wendy Mass