long game
Americannoun
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the aspect of golf considered in relation to the ability of a player to hit shots, especially drives, for distance.
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a card game in which all cards in the pack are dealt before play.
Example Sentences
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But in terms of the long game, I don’t see it as being a primary storyteller of the human experience.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 16, 2026
Investors seem to understand that Apple is playing a wise long game when it comes to AI.
From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026
If that’s another kind of long game, then well-played.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026
Beijing, which likes to play the long game, is no fan of chaos.
From BBC • Jan. 6, 2026
On the day Stanley was arrested, Derrick had taken Stanley's notebook and, after a long game of come-and-get-it, finally dropped it in the toilet in the boys' restroom.
From "Holes" by Louis Sachar
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