parlor game
Example Sentences
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For three days, trying to crack the mystery became Telluride’s unofficial parlor game.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2026
It’s become a bit of a media-and-tech parlor game to try to estimate exactly what these losses are, on average.
From Slate ● Apr. 14, 2026
The scene where the quartet plays their pre-wedding parlor game occurs about 25 minutes into Borgli’s film, and is ripe with instrumental, pre-twist subtext.
From Salon ● Apr. 3, 2026
Don't call it the "Marty Supreme" effect: table tennis is a growing sport in the United States, in part because of a new professional league giving the parlor game an ultra-competitive edge.
From Barron's ● Mar. 31, 2026
Perhaps the best way to understand this point is through the popular parlor game “Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon.”
From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell
