How to Use game in a Sentence

game

1 of 2 noun

• She scored a goal to tie the game.
• She won the first two games, but lost the set and the match.
• That was a good game!
• We played a few games of chess.
• They are known to play a very rough game.
• She has a strong all-around game.
• She needs to improve her game if she wants to win the championship.
• The last few steps to the summit of the game are the hardest.
  — Gerald Marzorati, The New Yorker, 27 Aug. 2023
• One team had the game by the throat, but could not cut off the oxygen.
  — Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Feb. 2024
• The Lakers are eighth in the West, one game ahead of the Kings and Warriors.
  — Jason Anderson, Sacramento Bee, 13 Apr. 2024
• She was told not to dress for the two games that followed.
  — Sean Gregory, Time, 10 July 2023
• Both the bench and the rear sport buckets are padded enough that calling shotgun will be a game of the past.
  — Elana Scherr, Car and Driver, 10 July 2023
• Three hours of driving for a game that lasts a little over an hour.
  — Sari Hitchins, Parents, 29 June 2023
• In the end, the flow of water and sediment is a zero-sum game.
  — Daniel A. Gross, The New Yorker, 5 Nov. 2023
• The 30-year-old righthander had never before thrown a complete game in the big leagues.
  — Michael Wagaman, BostonGlobe.com, 29 June 2023
• But in the top of the second, Michael Brantley answered with a solo homer of his own to tie the game.
  — Ryan Morik, Fox News, 12 Oct. 2023
• There’s even one piece that comes equipped with a chess set for those who are ready to sit down for a game at any time.
  — Michael Saponara, Billboard, 21 Mar. 2024
• The Knights' seven goals tied a franchise mark for a playoff game.
  — Mark Anderson, ajc, 6 June 2023
• But the shooting was a disaster for the second time in three games and the third quarter, again, was a mess.
  — Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2024
• As for her throwback photo shared on Monday, the then-teens seemed to be at school on a game day.
  — Angel Saunders, Peoplemag, 2 Apr. 2024
• The Utes have sold out every game dating back to the 2010 season opener.
  — Alex Vejar, The Salt Lake Tribune, 15 Aug. 2023
• In 1978, their game Simon was launched by Milton Bradley.
  — IEEE Spectrum, 29 Nov. 2023
• But there would be Kevin Durant that would go to Rucker and play a couple games and do things like that.
  — Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 16 June 2023
• For more info on the Bananas' games at Franklin Field, visit milwaukeemilkmen.com/bananaball.
  — Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel, 8 Sep. 2023
• The game was hit with delay after delay and changes in scope and concept many times.
  — Paul Tassi, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2024
• The Aggies have won three games in overtime and three others by a touchdown or less.
  — Tom Murphy, Arkansas Online, 30 Sep. 2023
• What is the radio station for the Packers vs. Seahawks game?
  — Emmett Prosser, Journal Sentinel, 27 Aug. 2023
• For Bogaerts, there are 72 more games to deliver on that.
  — Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 July 2023
• The kids will love an afternoon with Santa (and reindeer games) in one of the town's charming parks.
  — Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 3 Aug. 2023
• So many toys and games are marked down, including Care Bears and Funko Pop figurines.
  — Clara McMahon, Peoplemag, 11 Oct. 2023

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game

2 of 2 verb

• That said, there has to be a way to game the system, right?
  — Deanna Kizis, Sunset Magazine, 21 Oct. 2022
• To Heck, the Baio episode showed how small and wide-open the site was — how it could be gamed.
  — Willy Staley, New York Times, 18 Apr. 2023
• But someone who tried to game the system could lose the coins that were staked.
  — Allyson Versprille, Fortune, 10 Feb. 2023
• The key for the Wild will be maintaining that energy game in and game out.
  — Dane Mizutani, Twin Cities, 12 Feb. 2024
• So the Browns, like the Saints and other smart front offices, will likely game their cap sheet.
  — Jimmy Watkins, cleveland, 26 Dec. 2022
• In some cases, visa hopefuls found ways to game the system.
  — Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz, 23 June 2021
• We are meant to cheer the fact that Oher has gamed the educational process.
  — Steve Almond, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2023
• Sahm says the questions are designed to be difficult to game.
  — Trey Williams, Fortune, 12 Sep. 2023
• Leff tried to game out how Alaska will handle a merger.
  — Jeremy Lott, Washington Examiner, 4 Jan. 2024
• At the same time, some unscrupulous home care agencies will surely find ways to game the new system.
  — Howard Gleckman, Forbes, 5 May 2023
• Desperate fans ‘game the system’ to save favorite shows.
  — Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2023
• And Carrie was equally impressed with her fans, and even game them a shoutout on Instagram.
  — Maggie Horton, Country Living, 24 June 2023
• The oldest is gaming tycoon Len Ainsworth, who turned 100 last July.
  — Naazneen Karmali, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2024
• But Farmer’s company, like many of its competitors, had found ways to game the system and keep its money.
  — Ava Kofman, ProPublica, 28 Nov. 2022
• Its back doors open borders and the economic migrants gaming the system know this.
  — Henry Olsen, National Review, 19 Jan. 2024
• High-ticket items like gaming laptops are some of the best things to get on Prime Day, as discounts can mean hundreds of dollars off the list price.
  — K. Thor Jensen, PCMAG, 11 July 2023
• Portis acknowledged early in the season the players had no idea what to expect of themselves game in and game out.
  — Jim Owczarski, Journal Sentinel, 27 Jan. 2024
• That has spawned a frenzy among those who had sought to game out a race in which the dynamics once appeared to be relatively set in stone.
  — Benjamin Oreskes, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2023
• So far, no hard evidence of gaming the system has surfaced.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Feb. 2023
• The Switch takes game night to the next level with the ability to connect to up to eight consoles over WiFi for multiplayer gaming.
  — Andrea Wurzburger, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Aug. 2023
• The president sat at his desk, with a small smile at the corners of the mouth, while nearly a dozen senior aides gamed out the implications of the indictment.
  — Walter Shapiro, The New Republic, 30 Mar. 2023
• Hearst Autos doesn't need to game algorithms for traffic or promote lousy products to earn a buck.
  — Katherine Keeler, Car and Driver, 30 July 2023
• At the same time, if AI's criteria and weighting become public, there's a risk that applicants will try to game the system.
  — Dr. Aviva Legatt, Forbes, 13 Nov. 2023
• One or two players can game locally, and there's an online version that supports up to eight.
  — Louryn Strampe, WIRED, 10 Mar. 2024
• Authorities say the boys were chatting over Discord while gaming with a group of kids online.
  — Pilar Arias, Fox News, 13 Dec. 2023
• The goal for all three domains is to ensure there are measurements that can’t be gamed to look good without improving people’s lives.
  — Alex Knapp, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2023
• Is gaming in the form of simulation in the best interest of students in business courses?
  — Maja Zelihic, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2024
• Later, the guys take some time to game out additional roster moves the Pistons could make this offseason.
  — Kirkland Crawford, Detroit Free Press, 30 May 2023
• Among other things, the Senate primary will be a test of whether, in the end, motivated politicians can game any system.
  — Nicholas Riccardi, The Denver Post, 29 Feb. 2024
• Before trying to game the system in the wake of so much chaos, Sankey and the other commissioners first need to ask themselves a more important question.
  — Joseph Goodman | [e-mail], al, 17 Aug. 2023

Last Updated: 28 May 2024