gambit in English

noun
1
(in chess) an opening in which a player makes a sacrifice, typically of a pawn, for the sake of some compensating advantage.
By the time I was an ‘A’ player, gambits including the Smith-Morra were fully appreciated.

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Below are sample sentences containing the word "gambit" from the English Dictionary. We can refer to these sentence patterns for sentences in case of finding sample sentences with the word "gambit", or refer to the context using the word "gambit" in the English Dictionary.

1. China's current gambit is myopic.

2. Campaign strategists are calling the plan a clever political gambit.

3. Alekhine vs. Yates, London 1922, Queen's Gambit Declined: Orthodox Defense.

4. After that their next gambit is arms and tourism.

5. His favorite opening gambit is: " What a beautiful day! "

6. Just a cheeky opening gambit in a tough negotiation?

7. Her clever opening gambit gave her an early advantage.

8. 23 Her clever opening gambit gave her an early advantage.

9. It's part of Episode 6, Chapter 3: A Counteroffensive Gambit

10. These questions are often an opening gambit for a negotiation.

11. Warwick's opening gambit is to blur the line between consciousness and intelligence.

12. "Adjournment" is the sixth episode of The Queen's Gambit

13. It's a gambit designed to turn Fischer against his own subconscious.

14. He had fallen , Warren Trent realized , for an ancient , elementary gambit.

15. Their promise to lower taxes is clearly an election-year gambit.

16. "I hear you're a friend of Jamie's, " was her opening gambit.

17. This year’s Netflix smash The Queen’s Gambit had definitely contributed to the Anglophile …

18. His opening gambit at the debate was a direct attack on Government policy.

19. The an Offer Gambit works well to stop the buyer grinding away on you.

20. He sees the proposal as more of a diplomatic gambit than a serious defense proposal.

21. The opposition have dismissed promises of tax cuts as a pre-election gambit.

22. 2nd Swing Golf offers unbeatable selection on the gambit of golf Clubs for sale

23. 'Buffetting' the Tax Code President Obama's gambit could backfire -- to the benefit of investors

24. But it's just the opening gambit in what could be a long chess match.

25. Queen Gambit was second to last Binged show that I didn’t want to end

26. At other times it is a gambit to extract the maximum price concession from the seller.

27. Conversational behaviour [Br.] Gesprächsverhalten {n} Conversational communication: Dialogbetrieb {m} Conversational English: Umgangsenglisch {n} Conversational etiquette: Sprachgewohnheiten {pl} [allgemein akzeptierte] Conversational gambit [fig.] Gesprächsaufhänger {m} Conversational gambit [fig.] Gesprächseinstieg {m} ling

28. The process has been demystified and brought within the gambit of the familiar laboratory discourse.

29. His exit, when he truly is on his last legs, is his most effective gambit.

30. His favourite opening gambit is: "You are so beautiful, will you be my next wife?"

31. Still, this was a tidy, interesting account of a clever gambit from the University of Florence.

32. All 12 songs featured in The Queen's Gambit season 1 episode 6: Adjournment, with scene descriptions

33. Chess Aficionados - I created an online account at chess dot com after watching Queen's Gambit

34. Relative to GDP, the BOJ’s monetary-policy gambit could actually far outstrip the efforts of America’s Federal Reserve.

35. This gambit nevertheless breaks the ice, and they begin by discussing the merits of various brands of scotch.

36. His idea of a brilliant conversational gambit is 'What's a nice girl like you doing in a place like this?'

37. The Orpheus Gambit Archer’s back in the spy game and his first mission is to guard a priceless statue

38. Includes 500 Auto Rifle Kills Complete the quest steps and Gambit Matches to earn the exclusive Legendary Auto Rifle “Breakneck”

39. Since Rogue was having problems with Gambit, the two of them go on a road trip to ease their minds.

40. D4 c5 The Old Benoni, also known as the Benoni Gambit, is good for challenging white’s control of the center

41. An evil spirit that Bewitches people two-cycle engine gambit fulmar hunting ground siempre verde, siempreviva offendo (be)numbed with cold

42. Then she cries "Storm." Cerebrite Alpha then eyes the frazzled remains of Gambit as Storm attacks him recklessly and without plan.

43. Arbalest is now a possible reward from chests in various raids, or as a reward for completing matches in the Crucible and Gambit.

44. Previous quest: Sarah and Klariskrays's Responsibilities ←→ Next quest: Shiva's Unlimited Power A Counteroffensive Gambit is a Story Quest in Phantasy Star Online 2

45. That the Columbia administration preferred to deal with bad classroom habits rather than on the deeper question of faculty bias was an obvious self - protective gambit .

46. And the future cops Janna Brill and Mama Maxwell of Dopplegänger Gambit, Spider Play, and Dragon's Teeth, published together in the trade edition Bridling Chaos

47. Lawyer John Eastman is apparently helping President Trump’s longshot gambit to reverse his election loss -- but before now, Eastman was best-known for promoting a Birther-adjacent conspiracy

48. Bygones is a 360 RPM Adaptive Frame pulse rifle that is obtained from the Drifter or completing gear-rewarding Gambit bounties, milestones, or infamy rank-ups.

49. Nevertheless, it must be said: The “Bothering you” gambit, however tired, can work, and even lead to a hookup, under a single condition: If the person asking is also a woman

50. Re: Last thing you Binged that was so good you didn't want it to end? Posted by touchdownjeebus on 1/18/21 at 7:58 pm to jbraua I enjoyed queens gambit and …