numbers game

Example Sentences

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It is a numbers game, but maybe, let’s think about the numbers like this.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 12, 2026

“It’s just a numbers game there,” O’Brien said.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 28, 2025

"It's also making the point that in the numbers game, China will always be ahead of smaller countries with smaller navies and Australia's navy is at a historic low."

From BBC • Feb. 27, 2025

Hibernian now say they'll reduce the number of away tickets issued for certain fixtures - they, like others in recent years are playing the numbers game.

From BBC • Mar. 12, 2024

Instead, the staff played a sterile numbers game, seeking to impose a strict ratio everywhere.

From Integration of the Armed Forces, 1940-1965 by MacGregor, Morris J.