ace

Example Sentences

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Tom Karako, the missile defense ace at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, said recently he is “dreading” finding out how many air defense interceptors the U.S. has fired.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

The teams play again Wednesday at Corona, with ace Striker Pence on the mound for Santiago.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 23, 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

His next point - an ace - was greeted with delight by the crowd, but he was subsequently broken and Medvedev completed victory in the next game.

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026

According to the newspapers, the Remington single-action is the gunslinger’s pistol of choice, which makes it even more ace.

From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland