royal flush
Americannoun
noun
"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012Etymology
Origin of royal flush
First recorded in 1865–70
Example Sentences
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Yet most coaches remained convinced that even a fourth-and-inches conversion attempt was as nearly as risky as betting the deed to the farm on the hope of a royal flush.
From New York Times
On the inside of her wedding dress, she sewed a gold charm depicting a royal flush he had given her as a present before he died.
From New York Times
And for once, taxpayers are holding a royal flush.
From Los Angeles Times
He added that “winning all three would be like finding out you’d won the lottery, while you nabbed a royal flush on the river card just after hitting the jackpot on the slots.”
From Fox News
A royal flush is guaranteed at Westminster Abbey’s annual Commonwealth Day service on Monday.
From The Guardian
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