trump card
Example Sentences
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The paper playfully suggests the US president played his "trump card" when he spoke with Fifa president Gianni Infantino to review Balogun's ban.
From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026
For decades, Iran has held a single geopolitical trump card in its pocket — the ability to shut down oil-tanker traffic in the Strait of Hormuz.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 15, 2026
But if she has already decided to play the sport’s ultimate trump card, she isn’t tipping her hand.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 11, 2026
England rolled out six slow bowling options, with part-timer Joe Root turning out to be an unlikely trump card.
From Barron's ● Jan. 24, 2026
Forty minutes later she was inside the physics building once more, arguing with the porter, but this time she had a trump card.
From "The Subtle Knife" by Philip Pullman
