gamesmanship
noun
games·man·ship
ˈgāmz-mən-ˌship 
1
: the art or practice of winning games by questionable expedients without actually violating the rules
2
: the use of ethically dubious methods to gain an objective
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Examples of gamesmanship in a Sentence
They blur the line between gamesmanship and cheating.
that author doesn't go in for literary gamesmanship, so the reader is never led astray by the novel's narrator
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After the game, Roberts indicated there was no gamesmanship intended in that answer.
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Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 18 Oct. 2024
The juxtaposition of the two worlds, one of which had been grazing horses in this area of the steppe for millennia, the other of which had, in a moment of daring and gamesmanship, started launching people into the cosmos with rockets meant to annihilate humanity, filled McConnell with wonder.
—Keith Gessen, The New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2024
Advertisement After the Dodgers won the series, Roberts admitted his comments about Machado might have been a bit of gamesmanship to motivate his players.
—Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2024
Despite that importance, the threat of political gamesmanship is high.
—Doug Criscitello, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
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Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 18 Oct. 2024
The juxtaposition of the two worlds, one of which had been grazing horses in this area of the steppe for millennia, the other of which had, in a moment of daring and gamesmanship, started launching people into the cosmos with rockets meant to annihilate humanity, filled McConnell with wonder.
—Keith Gessen, The New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2024
Advertisement After the Dodgers won the series, Roberts admitted his comments about Machado might have been a bit of gamesmanship to motivate his players.
—Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2024
Despite that importance, the threat of political gamesmanship is high.
—Doug Criscitello, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
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“Gamesmanship.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gamesmanship. Accessed 4 Nov. 2024.
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