ace in the hole
Example Sentences
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Yemen’s Houthi militants played a smaller role but were an ace in the hole, posing an implied threat to another strategic waterway, the Bab al-Mandab Strait that connects the Red Sea with the Indian Ocean.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 18, 2026
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
When it’s all said and done, and the headphones have lost their charge, there’s nothing more for “Undertone” to do, no ace in the hole final punch to leave viewers breathless.
From Salon ● Mar. 15, 2026
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
What if history was a gambler, instead of a force in a laboratory experiment, and the boys his ace in the hole?
From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison
