fair game

Example Sentences

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A bottle cap or crease in a potato chip bag is fair game.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 22, 2026

Taking issue with the profile, even condemning it and vociferously panning it, is fair game.

From Slate • Mar. 3, 2026

“A lot of things are now fair game for whoever has the best solution, versus who’s got the scale,” Rosen said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 17, 2026

Whether they like it or not, everything is fair game, from their dream half-time performer to the worst thing about their wife's cooking.

From Barron's • Feb. 3, 2026

When a scythe wants to travel, any seat is fair game.

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman