numbers game
Example Sentences
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Baseball is a numbers game, and GA didn’t have enough of them.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 19, 2026
"It's also making the point that in the numbers game, China will always be ahead of smaller countries with smaller navies and Australia's navy is at a historic low."
From BBC • Feb. 27, 2025
In the end, like cricket itself, it’s a numbers game and America has always been keen on very big numbers.
From BBC • May 29, 2024
Although the lottery is less of a numbers game and more about luck, participants should keep in mind an important figure: 41 million.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 1, 2024
Instead, the staff played a sterile numbers game, seeking to impose a strict ratio everywhere.
From Integration of the Armed Forces, 1940-1965 by MacGregor, Morris J.
