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
It sure did look like I held a straight flush.
From The Land of Promise by Maugham, W. Somerset (William Somerset)
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