royal flush
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of royal flush
First recorded in 1865–70
Example Sentences
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I would present a study like an unshuffled deck of cards, and he would skilfully re-arrange it, putting paragraphs into a logical sequence, transforming the paper into a royal flush.
From Nature • Oct. 9, 2018
It’s not like you’re getting a royal flush very often.
From New York Times • Jun. 19, 2018
Why gamble when you're holding, if not a royal flush, at least a solid pair of eights?
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 30, 2015
A royal flush of Gilded Age Wall Street tycoons sat in the company’s boardroom—at their head, after 1881, railroad robber baron Jay Gould.
From Slate • Nov. 11, 2014
Some people get a royal flush and some get a pair of deuces.
From "The Misfits" by James Howe
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