straight flush
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of straight flush
First recorded in 1860–65
Example Sentences
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After the flop — the first three communal cards — Adelstein had a straight flush draw, a hand with a lot of potential to win.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 7, 2022
There are 2,598,960 possible hands in five-card draw, only 36 of which beat the lowest straight flush.
From The Wall Street Journal • Aug. 30, 2018
Every year, he picks up the cards from the table, looks them over and somehow turns them into a straight flush.
From Washington Post • Jan. 22, 2017
“Ace? My programme is a straight flush, hombre,” Laporta replies.
From The Guardian • Jul. 17, 2015
And, somehow or other, without further explanation, the young fellow knew what Mr. Sanders had meant by his talk about the "royal straight flush."
From The Bishop and the Boogerman by Harris, Joel Chandler
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