How to Use fair game in a Sentence

fair game

noun
Definition of fair gamenext
  • And non-official acts are fair game, even in the mind of John Roberts.
    — New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 3 July 2024
  • Hook swords, machetes, spears, and straight swords: All are fair game.
    — Vikram Murthi, Vulture, 4 Mar. 2024
  • But the age of the accounts on your credit report is fair game.
    — Michelle Lambright Black, wsj.com, 14 Sep. 2023
  • Most anything from that era feels fair game at this point.
    — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 8 Mar. 2024
  • Their role was limited to sales; the deli counter, too, was fair game.
    — Olivia Potts, Longreads, 15 Feb. 2024
  • The umpire’s job is to neutrally enforce the rules, so the teams play a fair game.
    — Michael Ross, National Review, 4 Aug. 2023
  • For 20 of 25 such statements, the court ruled that a jury might side with Dr. Luke and find the statements fair game.
    — Bill Donahue, Billboard, 13 June 2023
  • Any other time of day was fair game for a dumpling run, even breakfast.
    — Mrussell, oregonlive, 16 Mar. 2023
  • That doesn’t mean all of your favorite anti-agers are fair game though.
    — Danielle Blundell, Women's Health, 28 Mar. 2023
  • Swift isn’t afraid to repeat songs, so anything is fair game.
    — Vulture, 17 Oct. 2023
  • The floor and the ceiling are both fair game for decorating.
    — Jenny Comita, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Aug. 2023
  • Now, the mystery has gone and anyone’s inbox is fair game.
    — L'oréal Blackett, refinery29.com, 2 Aug. 2023
  • In decade’s past, great whites were fair game for fishermen.
    — Joe Cermele, Field & Stream, 26 July 2023
  • And yes, that means the Minnie Mouse character from those short films is fair game too.
    — Vulture, 1 Jan. 2024
  • Ziff says even war zones are fair game for recruitment.
    — Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 20 June 2023
  • Even water trapped in the depression of a crinkled chips bag is fair game.
    — Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2023
  • Everyone on the cast is fair game when holding the hot potato.
    — Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 4 Feb. 2024
  • Wesley Hutchins said their dad started the businesses and that his last name is fair game.
    — Dallas News, 15 Feb. 2023
  • Despite the heat, any place with a beach or theme park is fair game during the summer, and spring break draws crowds everywhere.
    — Skye Sherman, Travel + Leisure, 24 Mar. 2024
  • That means air fresheners, parking placards and, yes, even those dice are fair game to hang.
    — CBS News, 30 Dec. 2023
  • Since most are the result of editing to begin with, editing memes with AI is fair game, Hamilton says.
    — Kristine Villarroel, WIRED, 3 July 2024
  • Any device that can create video footage is fair game for import to Premiere Pro.
    — PCMAG, 1 May 2024
  • This means flowy maxi dresses, sundresses, and floral prints are all fair game.
    — Meaghan Kenny, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 June 2023
  • Carbs were fair game that night, but Novak has a tree-nut allergy, which is a constant hazard for her.
    — Carrie Battan, The New Yorker, 15 Jan. 2024
  • Cream cheese, butter, cold cuts, lox — anything that fits on the circular bread is fair game, Sparrow felt.
    — John Carucci, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2023
  • Conversely, of course, to have the taint of Jewish blood was to be fair game for annihilation.
    — Fintan O’Toole, The New York Review of Books, 20 July 2023
  • But anything that impacts Arizona and our quality of life is fair game.
    — Joanna Allhands, The Arizona Republic, 7 Mar. 2024
  • Satin, velvet and brocades are all fair game when playing with this styling piece, and these lighter weight fabrics can be worn throughout spring and fall, as well.
    — Kristina Rutkowski, harpersbazaar.com, 4 Apr. 2023
  • Tone and style of the mailers aside, Montgomery Steppe’s public safety record is certainly fair game.
    — Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Aug. 2023
  • However, concrete, rock, and stone surfaces are all fair game.
    — Laura (fisher) Matta, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 July 2023

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