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

Meddling in-laws, persuasive friends, even a therapist or clergy member are all fair game.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 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

Perhaps he thought that a drowned chicken was fair game.

From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson