stack the deck
Example Sentences
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“The effort was an attempt to stack the deck in Lachlan Murdoch’s favor after Rupert Murdoch’s passing so that his succession would be immutable,” Gorman wrote, calling Murdoch’s actions a “carefully crafted charade.”
From Salon • Dec. 10, 2024
Tacoma’s soulfully roots-rocking singer-songwriter Stephanie Anne Johnson — who unleashed their sterling “Jewels” LP this spring — Seattle’s Alessandra Rose and the science kid-approved Mikey the Rad Scientist further stack the deck.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 11, 2023
The Ashtray strikes me as an unlikely source for reaching a better understanding of Kuhn; Morris dislikes him too much and can’t be trusted not to stack the deck against him.
From Slate • Jun. 5, 2018
You can almost feel Ziegler dealing her cards into scrupulously even piles, careful never to stack the deck too high in either direction.
From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2017
Strange how the cards fall even if we stack the deck.
From The Unspeakable Gentleman by Marquand, John P. (John Phillips)
