pinochle

Example Sentences

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Whatever the task — from roasting peanuts for his grandfather’s pinochle buddies to building a tool shed from scratch — it had to be done right.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 15, 2022

He spends much of his time watching any one of his six grandkids or playing pinochle and dominoes.

From Washington Post • Oct. 8, 2021

One day last winter, after brunch and a brisk walk around my Williamsburg neighborhood, my girlfriend and I wound up in an empty dive bar, having a drink and playing pinochle.

From New York Times • Sep. 27, 2020

Irma, Agnes, Bertha, Floyd—they sound like finalists in a pinochle tournament.

From The New Yorker • Nov. 25, 2019

“It appears I shall have to reinstate Chiron as activities director. I suppose I do miss the old horse’s pinochle games.”

From "The Sea of Monsters" by Rick Riordan