gambit

Example Sentences

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But Stuckey’s sinister genius was in using her gender to make these tired gambits seem fresh and modern.

From Salon

Macron's decision to keep Lecornu as his premier is his latest gambit as he tries to see through the final year and a half of his presidential mandate.

From Barron's

To cancel an additional $4.9 billion, he revived a rarely used gambit called a “pocket rescission,” freezing the funds until they expired.

From Los Angeles Times

His gambit is that no one, including hard-liners on both sides of the war, will say no to him, and that the professionals will sort it out.

From The Wall Street Journal

Democrats’ gambit to tie an agreement to end the federal government shutdown to an extension of the subsidies could now scramble those expectations.

From Barron's