Examples of 'gambit' in a sentence

Meaning of "gambit"

gambit (noun) - a chess opening in which a player risks one or more pawns or a minor piece to gain an advantage in position
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  • An opening in chess in which a minor piece or a pawn is sacrificed to gain an advantage.
  • Any ploy or stratagem.
  • A remark intended to open a conversation.
  • To sacrifice (a pawn or minor piece) to gain an advantage.

How to use "gambit" in a sentence

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This whole janitor gambit was designed to fail.
A gambit is a ploy used to set up a surprise attack.
You knew this gambit would fail.
Gambit do not care whose fault this is.
Your deception gambit has paid off.
Gambit challenged him but was easily dispatched.
Although her opening gambit annoyed me a bit.
The gambit failed in its initial objective.
It depends how you define conversational gambit.
I think it was a gambit to gain my sympathy in a nervous situation.
This smells like an opening gambit of his.
Gambit attributes its success to its people.
You have memorized every possible gambit.
My husband tried this gambit once already.
Gambit get the feeling they got a history.

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The status is the projectile gambit was unsuccessful.
Gambit fix their car good.
That was just the opening gambit.
He understands your gambit has run its course.
They did not fall for the gambit.
He knows your gambit has run its course.
Gambit not enioying this vacation one bit.
This is where these gambit lines begin.
Gambit never wanted to come back to this place.
Nice opening gambit lover boy.
Gambit ai not gonna be your lapdog.
I would have no gambit to play here.
Gambit had to hold this place on his own.
Neither political gambit has turned out well.
Gambit with you was her choice.
I will try to think of another gambit.
It was the opening gambit in a deliberately planned strategy of provocation.
You rallied admirably with the gelato gambit.
Gambit will hold them off.
I see you favor the white lotus gambit.
Gambit can only save one.
The rattle of swords is always the first gambit.
That gambit is not going to work with me.
I would call that a successful gambit.
In a gambit one must be able to tolerate a bit of uncertainty.
That hearsay was really a last gambit.
Gambit put his hands up slowly.
Anwar played his gambit well.
This gambit makes tactical sense.
Too clumsy for this gambit.
Gambit gets an official release date.
You always had some gambit.
Gambit may finally be making progress.
I sincerely hope you pull off this gambit.
But this gambit comes at a price.

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