How to Use game in a Sentence

game

1 of 3 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 Current, lineup changes and all, controlled the game, taking nearly 20 shots and holding more possession than the host Reign.
  — Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 9 May 2024
• Meanwhile, the game has gotten feisty in the third, with 11 total game misconduct penalties handed out in the final frame.
  — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 9 May 2024

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game

2 of 3 adjective

• Want to make it to the game after your pre-game party like these folks below?
  — Peter Chakerian, cleveland, 9 Sep. 2023
• His white shirt and tie were doused in the team's post-game celebration in the locker room.
  — Scott Springer, The Enquirer, 5 Mar. 2023
• In the days leading up to his return, Garland went through shootaround, practice and pre-game warmups with that same wrap around his thumb.
  — Chris Fedor, cleveland, 7 Jan. 2023
• Artists and students were game to be extras, making their real art in the background.
  — Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 22 June 2023
• Just be sure to PGA (post-game analyze) the cooking class with a one-on-one chat afterwards.
  — Alyssa Girdwain, Women's Health, 17 Mar. 2023
• In the post-game interview video, Mitchell and Smart explain why no timeout was needed.
  — Lori Nickel, Journal Sentinel, 16 Feb. 2023
• Ja’Tavion Sanders strolled into the Longhorns’ post-game interview space last Saturday night with a smile stretched across his face.
  — San Antonio Express-News, 5 Sep. 2022
• For all the pre-game talk about rewriting the economic order, the end result typically looks like three yards and a cloud of dust.
  — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 3 Apr. 2023
• Back to the Detroit Lions, to celebrate our running back, Jamaal Williams — who must be the best post-game interview in the world.
  — Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 11 Jan. 2023
• Pre-game happy hour Nothing like a happy hour to liven spirits before a sporting event.
  — The Enquirer, 22 Feb. 2023
• But the robot celebrations and the iconic post-game commentary during A.J. Hinch’s playoff-clinching speech put Conger right at the top of this list.
  — James Yasko, Chron, 24 Mar. 2023
• The sports columnist would be there, in the locker room, post-game, chatting half-naked young men up, gossiping, taking all that crap and putting the real facts of this social and professional scene into the frame.
  — Corbin Smith, Rolling Stone, 7 Jan. 2023
• Despite the win and the offense's recovery from its slumber earlier in the week in a loss at DePaul, Miller spent the entirety of his post-game press conference unhappy.
  — Adam Baum, The Enquirer, 21 Jan. 2023
• According to the Brewers' roof policies, the club has sole discretion over starting a game with the roof opened or closed, but mid-game changes require consultation with the umpiring crew chief.
  — Jr Radcliffe, Journal Sentinel, 5 July 2023
• The Heat had an announcement of their own after pre-game warmups, just as people were arriving to the arena: Jimmy Butler suffered from lower back tightness and would sit out, too.
  — Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 25 Jan. 2023
• McDonald’s isn’t letting its competitors eat up all the ad time during the Super Bowl pre-game festivities.
  — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 12 Feb. 2023
• Yes, most real post-game interviews are mind-numbingly boring.
  — Julie Hinds, Detroit Free Press, 13 July 2022
• Post-game interviews are standard practice in sports journalism.
  — Martin Fritz Huber, Outside Online, 6 July 2022
• Unlike previous years, there has been no announcement of a presidential interview during the pre-game events.
  — Bychris Morris, Fortune, 12 Feb. 2023
• During his post-game interview, Oats said something about appreciating this one season of his best player, Brandon Miller, and so after the formal stuff was over one of the reporters tossed up a lob pass for Oats to alley-oop.
  — Joseph Goodman | [e-mail], al, 4 Jan. 2023
• Jackson reflected on Sajak’s tough love in a post-game interview with Sajak’s daughter Maggie Sajak.
  — Edward Segarra, USA TODAY, 22 Mar. 2023
• Jones was even part of the post-game celebration Monday night with Newton and his teammates, giving his cousin a celebratory lift during the festivities.
  — Christopher Kuhagen, Journal Sentinel, 4 Apr. 2023
• Their only recommendation was a better post-game family area with more accessibility for players’ families.
  — Safid Deen, USA TODAY, 1 Mar. 2023
• Want to make it to the game after your pre-game party like these folks below?
  — Peter Chakerian, cleveland, 9 Sep. 2023
• His white shirt and tie were doused in the team's post-game celebration in the locker room.
  — Scott Springer, The Enquirer, 5 Mar. 2023
• In the days leading up to his return, Garland went through shootaround, practice and pre-game warmups with that same wrap around his thumb.
  — Chris Fedor, cleveland, 7 Jan. 2023
• Artists and students were game to be extras, making their real art in the background.
  — Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 22 June 2023
• Just be sure to PGA (post-game analyze) the cooking class with a one-on-one chat afterwards.
  — Alyssa Girdwain, Women's Health, 17 Mar. 2023
• In the post-game interview video, Mitchell and Smart explain why no timeout was needed.
  — Lori Nickel, Journal Sentinel, 16 Feb. 2023
• Ja’Tavion Sanders strolled into the Longhorns’ post-game interview space last Saturday night with a smile stretched across his face.
  — San Antonio Express-News, 5 Sep. 2022

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game

3 of 3 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
• Get this: the Giants’ plan to game the system and amalgamate a bunch of part-time guys in the hopes of receiving quality full-time production didn’t stand up to the scrutiny of six months and 162 games.
  — Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2024
• Lately, however, celebrities and their stylists have found a way to game the system—by turning their weeklong rehearsals into a runway.
  — Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 9 Mar. 2024

Last Updated: 5 Sep 2024