ace in the hole

Example Sentences

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But make no mistake, all of this is enabled by low costs to reach space, and SpaceX’s ace in the hole is its giant, fully reusable rocket, Starship.

From Barron's • Apr. 26, 2026

Although Johnston came off the bench, he was an ace in the hole whenever the Panthers needed one.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

But Toranaga has an ace in the hole.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 6, 2024

Perhaps its ace in the hole is its true crime genre trappings given the continuing popularity of that genre: Each week a different criminal legal case with different characters plays out.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 30, 2022

With me and Blanca he had an ace in the hole.

From "Bodega Dreams" by Ernesto Quinonez