How to Use cribbage in a Sentence

cribbage

noun
  • Play dice games in a group, cribbage with you and a friend or solitaire by yourself.
    Outdoor Life, 27 Apr. 2020
  • Cousin Lou would always be on Madgie’s porch, playing cribbage with the adults.
    Helen Shriver Riley, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 29 Aug. 2021
  • The tournament is open to anyone who likes to play cribbage.
    Linda McIntosh, sandiegouniontribune.com, 16 Feb. 2018
  • But what worried me most was how this might affect his cribbage game.
    Kevin Fisher-Paulson, San Francisco Chronicle, 13 July 2021
  • Send tips, comments, and Carrie Coon’s cribbage board to rebecca_keegan@condenast.com.
    Rebecca Keegan, vanityfair.com, 19 June 2017
  • Dauwalter passed that time playing cribbage with her crew.
    Ariella Gintzler, Outside Online, 28 June 2018
  • In between cribbage hands the customers ask about Marleau’s future and San Jose.
    Mike Guersch, The Mercury News, 24 Jan. 2017
  • Or how Corren was the 11th or 12th-ranked woman in cribbage in America.
    Timothy Fanning, San Antonio Express-News, 17 Dec. 2021
  • The outdoor fireplace is a favorite evening backdrop for the couple’s cribbage games.
    Alina Dizik, WSJ, 12 Oct. 2021
  • Among them, Cal Quantrill was not exactly shy about his skill at the table, and even broached the idea of learning Francona’s favorite game of cribbage to pass the time.
    Joe Noga, cleveland, 28 Oct. 2022
  • Before the pandemic, Mary Mika, 87, bounced around to three senior centers in the north metro each week to play cribbage.
    Kim Hyatt, Star Tribune, 22 Sep. 2020
  • His two crew members, who spent the trip playing cribbage and dozing in cramped bunks, snap into action.
    Julia Rosen, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Mar. 2022
  • In cribbage or a 16th-century French dice game, the place a loser is left by a decisive defeat.
    Celia Storey, Arkansas Online, 31 Oct. 2022
  • Craig had a great love of competitive games like Stratego, cribbage, & pool.
    courant.com, 13 Dec. 2019
  • In 1968, town officials planned an auction to sell five thousand pounds of antlers, hoping to attract makers of gun racks and cribbage boards.
    The New Yorker, 7 Mar. 2022
  • Nelson wrote poetry and was a skilled cribbage and poker player.
    Kieran Nicholson, The Denver Post, 17 Nov. 2019
  • Play simple throwback games like cards or cribbage (or your favorite game while enjoying a long weekend up north).
    Alysha Witwicki, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 2 Sep. 2017
  • There was also space for groups of seniors to play bridge and cribbage or piece together intricate puzzles.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 June 2022
  • Some of the first and most popular Alaska souvenirs were cribbage boards carved by Alaska Natives, often from walrus ivory.
    David Reamer, Anchorage Daily News, 24 May 2021
  • Perhaps the oldest form of board games in Alaska is cribbage, a card game typically accompanied by a board with holes.
    David Reamer, Anchorage Daily News, 24 May 2021
  • The former longtime Columbia resident who had lived in Ellicott City for the last decade was an avid bridge and cribbage player and hockey fan.
    Frederick N. Rasmussen, baltimoresun.com, 31 July 2021
  • The days then fall into a familiar rhythm, filled with swimming, water-skiing, big family dinners, and games of cribbage near the fireplace.
    Anna Fixsen, ELLE Decor, 9 Feb. 2023
  • The memorial to Darby, 61 and longtime co-owner of Coach’s Bar & Grill nearby, included a cribbage board, cycling jersey and a large shamrock made of foil.
    Rick Montgomery, Glenn E. Rice and Ian Cummings, kansascity.com, 4 June 2017
  • In keeping with the neighborhood feel, the bar also hosts many fun events, including pool leagues, horseshoe leagues, cribbage tournaments, live music and more.
    Geoff Bruce, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 2 Apr. 2018
  • Chow eventually packs and delivers online orders of cribbage boards and workstation desks — all once used to eat sushi or stir-fry — all over New England.
    Diti Kohli, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Oct. 2022
  • Crew members made the best of it, sometimes taking meals together, at a distance, on the deck, or competing in an outdoor cribbage tournament, Lilly said.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Sep. 2020
  • Possibly the most Wisconsin item: A Culver's cribbage board — handmade in Milwaukee.
    Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel, 8 Sep. 2022
  • The Senior Challenge is a cribbage tournament in which each player plays seven games against seven different opponents.
    Linda McIntosh, sandiegouniontribune.com, 16 Feb. 2018
  • Richard enjoyed spending time with his grandson, volunteering for the community, playing cribbage and collecting coins.
    Hartford Courant, courant.com, 10 June 2018
  • Regular games and activities include bingo, poker, setback, adult coloring, samba, bridge, knitters group, billiards, and cribbage.
    Quoron Walker, Courant Community, 31 May 2017

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