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

Centennial got nine hits off Norco ace Landon Hovermale.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 16, 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

The worst of it was that while most of them just had to turn in some overdue work, Don Hume had to flat out ace a final examination to remain eligible.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown