How to Use gamesmanship in a Sentence

gamesmanship

noun
  • They blur the line between gamesmanship and cheating.
  • Even if justices see through the politics, the gamesmanship isn’t over.
    Orlando Sentinel and South Florida Sun Sentinel Editorial Boards, Orlando Sentinel, 13 Aug. 2024
  • There is still a bit of gamesmanship that goes on in the NFL.
    Jonathan M. Alexander, San Antonio Express-News, 29 Aug. 2022
  • The social gamesmanship is the best part of the show, in my opinion.
    Dalton Ross, EW.com, 12 Mar. 2021
  • But that kind of thing is more in the realm of gamesmanship or pushing the edge, right?
    Greg Moore, The Arizona Republic, 2 Feb. 2022
  • But the Lakers are a team that plays with a lot of gamesmanship.
    Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al, 26 Jan. 2023
  • The game was filled with big hits, electric plays and even a bit of gamesmanship for those on the field.
    Nathan Canilao, The Mercury News, 4 Feb. 2024
  • Hunter Pence and Panik each had three hits, and a nice bit of gamesmanship helped the Giants score their first run.
    Andrew Baggarly, The Mercury News, 4 Apr. 2017
  • News of the merger came on the heels of Paramount’s own horror gamesmanship.
    Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Nov. 2022
  • Was that part of your routine and part of your mental gamesmanship?
    Dan Wiederer, Chicago Tribune, 9 Sep. 2022
  • Some of this is just good parenting; some of it is mere gamesmanship.
    Kwame Anthony Appiah, New York Times, 28 Sep. 2023
  • But there’s also, without a doubt, more jockeying and gamesmanship in the quest for the gold.
    Clayton Davis, Variety, 20 Sep. 2021
  • In a 2-2 count, Barnhart wanted a low change-up but there was some gamesmanship.
    Bobby Nightengale, Cincinnati.com, 11 June 2019
  • The vote came after hours of back-and-forth and political gamesmanship on the House floor.
    Petra Cahill, NBC News, 17 July 2019
  • Whether Trump knows enough to be perturbed by this sort of gamesmanship is an open question.
    Jason Zengerle, GQ, 8 Aug. 2017
  • It’s time for both companies to stop the gamesmanship and figure this out.
    Dp Opinion, The Denver Post, 13 Oct. 2019
  • The potential for gamesmanship can get to be hard to follow.
    Michael Tomasky, The New Republic, 18 Jan. 2022
  • There are no zingers or insults, just Djokovic’s play style, off-court carriage, and gamesmanship.
    Longreads, 16 May 2024
  • The Maryland case won't be the high court's last taste of political gamesmanship this term.
    Richard Wolf, USA TODAY, 26 Mar. 2018
  • There was also a lot of gamesmanship and outright deception in the maps.
    National Geographic, 20 Oct. 2016
  • Rapids defender Auston Trusty jumped to block his punt and earned a yellow card for the gamesmanship.
    Jon Arnold, Dallas News, 21 July 2021
  • The day began with gamesmanship before anyone took the field.
    Pat Borzi, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2017
  • Mostly lost in the gamesmanship was some real news of substance.
    Dallas News, 17 June 2022
  • Saban is very good at the game, and maybe the best ever, and Fisher has been on the losing end of Saban’s gamesmanship before.
    Joseph Goodman | Jgoodman@al.com, al, 20 May 2022
  • Perhaps James was just using a little gamesmanship ahead of the Lakers' play-in game against the Warriors.
    USA Today, 18 May 2021
  • Back in the day, at least here in Harford County, gamesmanship was questioned and newspapers could sniff out the phonies.
    Patrick Wallis, Baltimore Sun, 24 May 2024
  • But that may have been a head injury, eye injury or gamesmanship to allow his backup to warm up.
    Profootballdoc, sandiegouniontribune.com, 8 Jan. 2018
  • Bears coach Matt Nagy says it’s possible … perhaps as a bit of gamesmanship.
    Jarrett Bell, USA TODAY, 19 Oct. 2019
  • But his relationship with the media is, yes, there is gamesmanship to it.
    Eric Johnson, Recode, 6 Dec. 2018
  • For 75 years, New York City has experimented with rent controls — three-quarters of a century of rent manipulation and political gamesmanship that has made housing less affordable and less accessible to those who need it.
    Joseph Strasburg, New York Daily News, 1 Aug. 2024

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