fair game
Example Sentences
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Those topics are fair game for a Fed chair, but they highlight the postmeeting press conference’s singular focus on monetary policy.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 10, 2026
How Jews are treated in a society says much about that society’s health and commitment to the rule of law, because once Jews are fair game, anyone is.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 7, 2026
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
At Iona, relief teachers, student teachers, and work-experience kids were all fair game for students to pick on, but the kids at this school were just fine.
From "Ugly" by Robert Hoge
