Example Sentences

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Many people who used the program were in genuine distress, but others were gaming it.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 2026

All in all, consumers were gaming the system and getting the ingredients to assemble their own Chipotle-sized burritos for slightly over $3.

From Washington Times • Sep. 9, 2022

Honorlock, based in Boca Raton, Fla., was founded by a couple of business school graduates who were frustrated by classmates they believed were gaming tests.

From New York Times • May 27, 2022

They cared, proponents of the bill say, because they believed companies like Denver-based DaVita were gaming the system.

From Scientific American • Dec. 14, 2020

Soldiers were gaming behind the red curtain which half-blinded the single window, and fierce songs sounded under the cliff as Gaudriole shuffled down the pathway.

From The Plowshare and the Sword A Tale of Old Quebec by Trevena, John