How to Use blackjack in a Sentence

blackjack

noun
  • On her dry-erase board are the rules for blackjack.
    — Sean Williams, Harpers Magazine, 24 Feb. 2026
  • One of those blackjack girls had snapped some photos — and sold them.
    — Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2023
  • The casino is small, with one blackjack and a roulette table, and slots.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Apr. 2026
  • Try your hands at poker, blackjack, hearts or any other card game for the prize of your choice.
    — Lizz Schumer, Good Housekeeping, 12 Jan. 2023
  • Do the coffee drinkers in your life also love a good game of poker or blackjack?
    — Juliet Izon, wsj.com, 26 Sep. 2023
  • At a blackjack table, Hutchins said players still can use cash.
    — Ken Ritter, USA TODAY, 26 June 2021
  • Vince’s hand makes no blackjack sense and has no dramatic payoff.
    — Andrew Bernard, The Washington Examiner, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Want to ski or snowboard, hike or mountain bike, watch live music or play some blackjack?
    — Outside Online, 12 Nov. 2021
  • Some turned their hand face down, blackjack players praying for better cards.
    — Martín Espada, The New Yorker, 7 Nov. 2022
  • Mellencamp learned to fight with a blackjack—a strip of leather with a piece of steel sewn into it.
    — Amanda Petrusich, The New Yorker, 17 Jan. 2022
  • Slot machines spun and rang, blackjack players high-fived and grimaced.
    — Michael Mayo, sun-sentinel.com, 24 Oct. 2019
  • The video of their night ended with John seated at a blackjack table.
    — Georgia Slater, Peoplemag, 4 Apr. 2023
  • The two met when Handler was playing blackjack but didn’t have any money on her.
    — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 11 Mar. 2026
  • The sun-dimming joke had failed for the very reasons the blackjack joke succeeded.
    — Tim Alberta, The Atlantic, 8 Sep. 2021
  • The last time John Rich played a hand of blackjack was in 2010.
    — Brie Stimson , Larry Fink, FOXNews.com, 9 Dec. 2025
  • At any rate, Ulis’ serious blackjack-playing days are in the past.
    — oregonlive, 6 Apr. 2021
  • The new third-floor hall is longer than a football field, filled with shiny new blackjack, craps, baccarat and roulette tables.
    — Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 29 Apr. 2026
  • At best the city thought the grant might not come for at least a year, playing blackjack with the residents’ safety.
    — Ralph Vartabedian, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2021
  • The future homeowner can try their hand at ranching and test their luck at the blackjack table.
    — Brianna Griff, Chron, 27 Nov. 2022
  • Professional card counters in blackjack also use it to size their bets when the odds are goodq.
    — Jack Murtagh, Scientific American, 10 Aug. 2023
  • Richie was shown the door by security, like a guy caught counting cards at the blackjack table.
    — Scott Ostler, San Francisco Chronicle, 13 Mar. 2021
  • The video of their night ends with Travolta seated at a blackjack table.
    — Marisa Sullivan, Peoplemag, 22 Feb. 2023
  • Take away the blackjack tables, and Dallas can be just as big and bold as Vegas.
    — Dallas News, 15 Feb. 2022
  • The evening includes craft cocktails, hors d’oeuvres, live music, blackjack, craps and roulette under the stars.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Sep. 2022
  • In addition to poker, blackjack and roulette, there’s a gold rush-style can-can show, as well as local artists on the stage.
    — Scott McMurren, Anchorage Daily News, 24 July 2021
  • Cliques of chattering teenagers roamed the long decks or sprawled on chairs near the casino’s empty blackjack tables.
    — New York Times, 4 Aug. 2022
  • This tool allows players to earn points on other games, like blackjack, and contribute them to their play-through goals.
    — Dallas News, 9 Nov. 2022
  • The casino has about 60 game tables, roughly a dozen of which are blackjack tables.
    — Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2026
  • The rules also end their ability to have blackjack-style tables — a big money draw for cardrooms.
    — Pat Maio, Oc Register, 11 Mar. 2026
  • New Jersey is one of six states that have legalized online casino games, such as blackjack and slots.
    — Katherine Sayre, WSJ, 28 Sep. 2022

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