How to Use playing card in a Sentence

playing card

noun
  • Never play cards with a guy who has the same first name as a city?
    — Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 11 Aug. 2019
  • Chess games were common in the spring, and guys will play cards as well.
    — Todd Rosiak, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 5 June 2018
  • The case was solved prior to the launch of the playing cards.
    — Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 2 July 2024
  • His roommate was out playing cards with some friends.
    — Literary Hub, 5 Jan. 2026
  • Some of today’s cleats even weigh in at less than a pack of playing cards.
    — Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 2 July 2026
  • Some of these skaters started out in not huge roles like playing cards or flowers.
    — Katie V. Jones, Howard County Times, 6 Apr. 2018
  • Earp tries his best to cheer his pal up, pushing playing cards into his hands.
    — Jason D. Greenblatt, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Apr. 2025
  • Over time, people started forming their own groups to play cards on their own.
    — Richard A. Marini, San Antonio Express-News, 2 Mar. 2018
  • 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
  • The soldiers left, the Blades played cards, the rain poured on, and the river rose.
    — Claire Galofaro, The Seattle Times, 17 Sep. 2018
  • In two short clips, some of the hostages can be seen playing cards or chess while sitting on mats on the floor.
    — Dana Karni, CNN Money, 12 Dec. 2025
  • Some players were staying behind to play cards and catch up with the group later.
    — Keith Gave, Detroit Free Press, 13 June 2018
  • All players then play cards from their hands that also relate to the secret word.
    — Aaron Zimmerman, Ars Technica, 10 Aug. 2019
  • The family has passed the time by playing cards and watching movies.
    — Julie Wernau, WSJ, 29 Jan. 2020
  • Two men play cards, while a third is probably helping one of the men cheat the other.
    — Philip Kennicott, Washington Post, 13 Mar. 2020
  • Groups of men played cards, while teenagers organized a soccer game on a nearby field.
    — Robbie Whelan, WSJ, 6 Nov. 2018
  • Clientele of various ages hang out, smoke joints or play cards, often for hours.
    — Christopher F. Schuetze, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2018
  • Or, if corn hole isn’t your thing, go for a simple waterproof playing card deck.
    — Kristine Thomason, Travel + Leisure, 28 June 2023
  • In the closing moments, we're shown a table stacked with playing cards.
    — Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 20 Sep. 2025
  • Then more people wandered over, and someone brought out playing cards.
    — Jim Dunn, Forbes.com, 16 Feb. 2026
  • Gusts of wind ripped the bamboo-and-plastic roof, tossing the pieces like playing cards.
    — Shashank Bengali, latimes.com, 30 May 2018
  • 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
  • Hoya means what in Latin and the Purple Aces are a playing card.
    — Nat Newell, The Indianapolis Star, 17 Mar. 2021
  • In the evenings families bring tables and chairs to play cards and listen to the radio.
    — The Economist, 7 Nov. 2019
  • Just turn over each playing card and see who in your family can answer the question about you.
    — Christopher Murray, Fox News, 12 Dec. 2024
  • People who used to play cards together and play games and chess are just avoiding each other.
    — Jennifer Gonnerman, The New Yorker, 2 Apr. 2020
  • Each letter of the group’s name represents a member and a playing card.
    — Ariana Garcia, Chron, 9 Sep. 2022
  • At one point, Hedges lost a sizable amount to Scherzer playing cards.
    — Ken Rosenthal, The Athletic, 25 Feb. 2025
  • The next, everything crashes down like a house built with Hoyle playing cards.
    — Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 May 2023
  • Staff and friends would often stay until the sun came up, laughing, dancing and playing cards.
    — Brad Johnson, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2025

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