: a weedy annual European bromegrass (Bromus secalinus) widely naturalized in North America as a weed especially in grain
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: any of several weedy bromegrasses related to chess
Examples of chess in a Sentence
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Noun
Suspicion about the American’s play against Carlsen that September indeed sparked controversy, one that reverberated even beyond the world of professional chess, garnering mainstream news coverage and the attention of Elon Musk.
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Except, Niemann admitted no such thing.—Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 21 June 2024 He’s thought of every scenario that could go right and wrong, and has to play chess with Washington’s detective.—Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 19 June 2024 In the final episode of season three, the Queen and Lady Danbury can be seen playing a particularly tense game of chess in the 18th-century idyll’s high-ceilinged, elaborately painted saloon.—Radhika Seth, Vogue, 18 June 2024 The couple went Instagram official in April 2021, sharing identical pictures of themselves playing a game of chess together.—Jack Guy, CNN, 17 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for chess
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Word History
Etymology
Noun (1)
Middle English ches, from Anglo-French escheks, eschés, plural of eschec check at chess — more at check
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