fair game
Example Sentences
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In the mid-19th Century, the birds were considered fair game and day-trippers would hire steam yachts to shoot them, sometimes killing thousands at a time.
From BBC • Apr. 19, 2026
How Jews are treated in a society says much about that society’s health and commitment to the rule of law, because once Jews are fair game, anyone is.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026
A bottle cap or crease in a potato chip bag is fair game.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 22, 2026
I have devoted my life to my music but this does not mean deeply personal things which I have a right to deal with in private are fair game.
From Barron's • Feb. 6, 2026
But it crossed my mind that there might be something in the trash bins, and those were fair game.
From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins
