tic-tac-toe
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Toss Across blends elements of cornhole and tic-tac-toe.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 25, 2025
Vegas got the scoring going early in the first period when Mark Stone, Brett Howden and Stephenson played tic-tac-toe in the offensive zone.
From Washington Times • Oct. 11, 2023
As Walsh wrote in American Scientist, “That trait may be part of what makes the game so addictive; if it were as easy to solve as tic-tac-toe, for instance, it wouldn’t be nearly as engaging.”
From Scientific American • Sep. 12, 2023
A steady flow of minivans, SUVs and sporty compact cars lined up around the block for meals as dozens of elementary school students sang songs and played tic-tac-toe inside a gym.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 21, 2023
My raft looked like a game of tic-tac-toe with an O in the centre as the first move.
From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel
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