long game
Word Rarity
Common
Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.46 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The version of the game played until one team makes ten points, as opposed to the short game, which is played to five points.
noun
The aspect of the game in which the strategy is to advance downfield by throwing the ball to a receiving player; the passing game.
noun
The portion of the game, played with driver clubs, in which the ball is advanced down the fairway to the putting green.
Example Sentences
- "Near-synonym: long haul"
- "We were surprised that he didn't object immediately, but then we realized that he's playing the long game."
- "I'm in it for the long game."
- "He had won the long game and success had turned to ashes in his mouth."
- "Mr. Lynch has always preferred the long game and he is banking on luring Democrats home to the Mayor's side in November."
- "The U.S. and its allies hope to use the leverage of sanctions to persuade Iran to back down[…] For each side, the long game remains shaping the diplomatic compromise to their own liking."