pawn

Example Sentences

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“I do. I used to. But I’ve been away at boarding school, and then university, and then here…Why bishop takes knight? I can just capture back, improve my pawn structure.”

From Literature

Through it all, many Greenlanders have felt like pawns in a global game that has upended their politics.

From The Wall Street Journal

They may turn to pawn transactions and other informal borrowing arrangements.

From Barron's

“I cringed at being a sacrificial pawn in their game of relationship chess,” Davis writes.

From Los Angeles Times

However, Fiona's plan to oust Rachel came back to haunt her: "Unfortunately I was the master of my own downfall, but I would prefer that than be someone else's pawn."

From BBC