cardsharp

Example Sentences

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Watch her closely, the way you might watch the hands of a fast-dealing cardsharp, and be rewarded: a perfect, tiny can-you-believe-this eye roll here, a feline smile melting into laughter there.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 16, 2023

Ball, the Bull of Broad Street, in “Easy Living,” or when cardsharp Barbara Stanwyck makes an utter fool of ale heir Henry Fonda in “The Lady Eve.”

From Washington Post • Oct. 24, 2019

"For a cardsharp, he wasn't too sharp," said Las Vegas casino consultant George Joseph.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 26, 2014

He was Bret Maverick, a cardsharp and ladies man who got by on his wits instead of a six-gun and would just as soon duck a fight as face a showdown.

From Reuters • Jul. 22, 2014

Not shark but sharp, and it’s spelled as one word, cardsharp.

From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner