pinochle

Example Sentences

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But there are many things that bring her joy: a tight network of friends, some kept since her days at Howard, others made recently over fiercely competitive rounds of the card game pinochle.

From Washington Post • Dec. 7, 2022

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

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

From The New Yorker • Nov. 25, 2019

Neil Reamann and Jerry Johnson, both of Bismarck, are military veterans, longtime friends and pinochle partners but they couldn’t disagree more on who should hold the Senate seat.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 9, 2018

I slumped into a chair at the pinochle table.

From "The Lightning Thief" by Rick Riordan