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There he remained until closing time, and when he came out he was so far gone that I knew the game was in my own hands.

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gamely
 ad.  bravely; in game manner; in willing and spirited fashion
Classic Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1  This gave the hunter little uneasiness, however, for there was game to be had among the mountains, and he had frequently before had to depend upon his rifle for the needs of life.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In PART II: CHAPTER V. THE AVENGING ANGELS
2  There he remained until closing time, and when he came out he was so far gone that I knew the game was in my own hands.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In PART II: CHAPTER VI. A CONTINUATION OF THE REMINISCENCES OF JOHN W...
3  The company had been enjoying a game of cards but had broken off for the moment, evidently in order to drink a toast.
Animal Farm By George Orwell
Context  Highlight   In Chapter X
4  His little game with the paper hadn't worked.
Between the Acts By Virginia Woolf
Context  Highlight   In Unit 1
5  He gave up the game; he couldn't be bothered.
Between the Acts By Virginia Woolf
Context  Highlight   In Unit 5
6  Red Indians the game was; a reed with a note wrapped up in a pebble.
Between the Acts By Virginia Woolf
Context  Highlight   In Unit 7
7  Stone-kicking was a child's game.
Between the Acts By Virginia Woolf
Context  Highlight   In Unit 7
8  By the rules of the game, one stone, the same stone, must be kicked to the goal.
Between the Acts By Virginia Woolf
Context  Highlight   In Unit 7
9  Cobbet in his corner saw through her little game.
Between the Acts By Virginia Woolf
Context  Highlight   In Unit 8
10  Automatically he consulted his watch; noted time to water at seven; and observed the little game of the woman following the man to the table in the West as in the East.
Between the Acts By Virginia Woolf
Context  Highlight   In Unit 8
11  There in that packet are the game pasties.
Between the Acts By Virginia Woolf
Context  Highlight   In Unit 10
12  Her little game had gone wrong.
Between the Acts By Virginia Woolf
Context  Highlight   In Unit 11
13  I remember that Miss Gradgrind takes no interest in the game.
Hard Times By Charles Dickens
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 2: CHAPTER VII
14  Such being the interest taken by the fair sex in this bloody game, that of the men is the more easily understood.
Ivanhoe By Walter Scott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XII
15  Collect what force you can, for there's game afoot that must be hunted hard, and will turn to bay.
Ivanhoe By Walter Scott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XX
Example Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
16  At the end of the game, total up everyone's score to see who has won.
17  It's traditional for the two teams to exchange shirts after the game.
18  The team has been training hard in preparation for the big game.
19  Try to fix the football game for Tuesday.
20  The comedian will chair a new TV panel game.
21  We watched the football game on TV.
22  The team can't afford to foul up in this game.
23  Ludo is a version of an ancient Indian racing game.
24  My new video game player came with three game cartridges included.
25  His new video game is apparently selling like hot cakes.
26  The wolf has a winning game when the shepherds quarrel.
27  They believe they're playing a zero-sum game, where both must compete for the same paltry resources.
28  Argentina came to a virtual standstill while the game was being played.
29  One careless move loses the whole game.
30  He needs to win this game to stay in the match.