gimmes
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pluralof gimme.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
gimmegive me.
Example Sentences
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And let’s face it, the average golfer only has a few par putts per round so most putts are candidates for gimmes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 5, 2026
On Friday night, Cronin and the Bruins will take on the challenge of Central Florida and his longtime adversary Dawkins, mindful there are no gimmes once you get this far.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 20, 2026
Ireland and Wales are taking a different view of their second matches at the Rugby World Cup that should be gimmes for the two European powers.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 15, 2023
"That first half showed there's going to be no gimmes in this competition," he said.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2022
The Montana game was supposed to be one of the gimmes.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 4, 2021