tic-tac-toe

[tik-tak-toh]

noun

1. a variant of tick-tack-toe.

Example Sentences

“This is a team that plays well defensively, so there might not be tic-tac-toe kind of goals,” Islanders coach Patrick Roy said Sunday.

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They entertained themselves with intense tic-tac-toe matches at a cafeteria table.

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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.

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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.”

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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.

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