name of the game
Example Sentences
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“Restoration is the name of the game, not intrusion,” Mike told me, and he wasn’t talking just about the estuary.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 14, 2026
Patience was the name of the game for England after Ben Duckett and Rehan Ahmed lost theirs, but Root produced a masterclass in it.
From BBC ● Jan. 27, 2026
Flexibility is the name of the game, second only to talent.
From Salon ● Jan. 24, 2026
"The name of the game for our future meetings remains full optionality," Villeroy said at a Bank of France speech earlier this month.
From Barron's ● Dec. 18, 2025
It was the name of the game in saber, where the sport was subjective and points determined by the referee.
From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad
