How to Use playing card in a Sentence
playing card
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Apocalypse stands by Gambit's grave, holding one of his playing cards in his hands.
—Nick Romano, EW.com, 17 May 2024
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The videos show them slowly but fluently reading a hardback book, filling in a crossword puzzle, and playing cards.
—IEEE Spectrum, 21 May 2024
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The soldiers left, the Blades played cards, the rain poured on, and the river rose.
—Claire Galofaro, The Seattle Times, 17 Sep. 2018
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Lott and Ryan played cards with my now eight-year-old son.
—Megan Stielstra, Longreads, 19 Apr. 2018
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Chess games were common in the spring, and guys will play cards as well.
—Todd Rosiak, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 5 June 2018
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Never play cards with a guy who has the same first name as a city?
—Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 11 Aug. 2019
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Hoya means what in Latin and the Purple Aces are a playing card.
—Nat Newell, The Indianapolis Star, 17 Mar. 2021
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Kids played cards and video games as adults rested on cots.
—Wendy Leung, USA TODAY, 8 Dec. 2017
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Old ladies in folding chairs on the sand, playing cards.
—Leslie Jamison, The Atlantic, 6 Nov. 2019
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The man, 49, was playing cards in his living room when he was shot in the abdomen.
—Chicago Tribune Staff, chicagotribune.com, 16 Nov. 2019
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Riders can stop at each place for giveaways and to pick a playing card out of a deck.
—Pat Stoetzer, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 3 Sep. 2020
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In the evenings families bring tables and chairs to play cards and listen to the radio.
—The Economist, 7 Nov. 2019
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The ones who were awake watched the Seahawks-Packers football game and played cards and dominoes.
—Elizabeth Cohen, CNN, 11 Sep. 2017
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Gusts of wind ripped the bamboo-and-plastic roof, tossing the pieces like playing cards.
—Shashank Bengali, latimes.com, 30 May 2018
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The family has passed the time by playing cards and watching movies.
—Julie Wernau, WSJ, 29 Jan. 2020
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Two men play cards, while a third is probably helping one of the men cheat the other.
—Philip Kennicott, Washington Post, 13 Mar. 2020
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Some players were staying behind to play cards and catch up with the group later.
—Keith Gave, Detroit Free Press, 13 June 2018
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Don’t play cards on a train with a fella named Big Daddy (circa 1918).
—Norman Chad, San Antonio Express-News, 16 Apr. 2018
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Some of these skaters started out in not huge roles like playing cards or flowers.
—Katie V. Jones, Howard County Times, 6 Apr. 2018
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Over time, people started forming their own groups to play cards on their own.
—Richard A. Marini, San Antonio Express-News, 2 Mar. 2018
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All players then play cards from their hands that also relate to the secret word.
—Aaron Zimmerman, Ars Technica, 10 Aug. 2019
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In his right coat pocket, a play card detailing the Knights' game strategies.
—Danielle Lerner, The Courier-Journal, 4 Jan. 2018
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Each letter of the group’s name represents a member and a playing card.
—Ariana Garcia, Chron, 9 Sep. 2022
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The clue package also included a rose, a globe and three King of Hearts playing cards.
—Dana Rose Falcone, Peoplemag, 26 Oct. 2023
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The next, everything crashes down like a house built with Hoyle playing cards.
—Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 May 2023
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Groups of men played cards, while teenagers organized a soccer game on a nearby field.
—Robbie Whelan, WSJ, 6 Nov. 2018
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Visual clue: Ace of hearts playing card is shown catching fire.
—Rachel Yang, EW.com, 14 Sep. 2020
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Now QuantumScape’s battery cell is about the size and thickness of a playing card.
—Daniel Oberhaus, Wired, 8 Dec. 2020
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During the shift, Brown spent time playing card games with Hansen, doing odd chores around the house and making dinner for him.
—Rj Sangosti, The Denver Post, 15 Sep. 2019
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Bryan Price was never going to be the guy who lost his cool in the clubhouse or asked his players to stop playing cards on the airplane.
—Paul Daugherty, Cincinnati.com, 19 Apr. 2018
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