CHARADES in a Sentence

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1. In the classic game of charades, students mime action verbs while the others watch.

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 Meanings and Examples of CHARADES
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charades
 n.  game in which participants act out a word or phrase for others to guess
Classic Sentence:
1  Such disappointments only gave greater zest to the nights when we acted charades, or had a costume ball in the back parlour, with Sally always dressed like a boy.
My Antonia By Willa Cather
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 2. The Hired Girls: VI
Example Sentence:
1  In the classic game of charades, students mime action verbs while the others watch.