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How do you use Gamesmanship in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like unfairness or inequity, plus the exact meaning.

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Gamesmanship meaning

The use of legal but unsporting tactics to gain an advantage over one’s opponent.

Synonyms of Gamesmanship

Using Gamesmanship

  • The main meaning on this page is: The use of legal but unsporting tactics to gain an advantage over one’s opponent.
  • Useful related words include: unfairness, inequity.
  • In the example corpus, gamesmanship often appears in combinations such as: of gamesmanship, political gamesmanship, the gamesmanship.

Context around Gamesmanship

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 25.7 words
  • Position in the sentence: 3 start, 8 middle, 9 end
  • Sentence types: 18 statements, 1 questions, 1 exclamations

Corpus analysis for Gamesmanship

  • In this selection, "gamesmanship" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 25.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, political, usual, partisan, regarding, given and added stand out and add context to how "gamesmanship" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include actions as gamesmanship rather than and all the gamesmanship regarding the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "gamesmanship" sits close to words such as abdulai, abhinandan and abhor, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with gamesmanship

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Clearly, Feinstein is engaging in political gamesmanship. (7 words)

There is room for some degree of gamesmanship. (8 words)

If Democrats are viewed as doing this for partisan gamesmanship they will face a backlash. (15 words)

It is the firm belief of this newspaper that the CCJ, where the matter has now been brought, will once again cut through the “gamesmanship” of the PNC and Granger, and deliver justice to the long-suffering Guyanese people on Wednesday. (41 words)

But apart from the usual gamesmanship, your Eyewitness hopes this LGE – in the midst of our oil-fuelled development trajectory – will at long last spur movement towards the promised raison d’etre of local government: empowering the people! (38 words)

Now that all the gamesmanship regarding the shutdown and the schedule for the State of the Union is over, the pomp and circumstance is on schedule for tonight at 9 p.m. Eastern in the House chamber. (37 words)

Putting doubt in the minds of opponents to distract them from the physical challenge…is cheating, Or gamesmanship? (18 words)

But apart from the usual gamesmanship, your Eyewitness hopes this LGE – in the midst of our oil-fuelled development trajectory – will at long last spur movement towards the promised raison d’etre of local government: empowering the people! (38 words)

Example sentences (20)

But apart from the usual gamesmanship, your Eyewitness hopes this LGE – in the midst of our oil-fuelled development trajectory – will at long last spur movement towards the promised raison d’etre of local government: empowering the people!

Sheffield United's formation change was causing problems and it seemed like the injury issue was merely a moment of gamesmanship.

This at-bat might have been an example of gamesmanship in the past, but not if it’s about a pitcher having the upper hand.

While Dyche said he regarded Kane’s actions as "gamesmanship" rather than cheating and a "big drama over nothing", he bemoaned some of the things he has been seeing in football.

Whoever is responsible for flying a dozen political asylum seekers to California, they ought to be shamed for exploiting desperate people for political gamesmanship.

In his nearly 20 year NBA career, Miller was the bane of many Knicks fans’ existence for his clutch shotmaking, trashtalking and gamesmanship.

That gamesmanship has spilled onto the court where they frequently are on opposing teams in practice, They battle for the ball and engage in a little smack, but both said they crave that interaction.

It is the firm belief of this newspaper that the CCJ, where the matter has now been brought, will once again cut through the “gamesmanship” of the PNC and Granger, and deliver justice to the long-suffering Guyanese people on Wednesday.

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Mosimane’s attempt to portray key midfielders Jali and Zwane as doubtful, does also have a hint of gamesmanship to it.

If Democrats are viewed as doing this for partisan gamesmanship they will face a backlash.

Now that all the gamesmanship regarding the shutdown and the schedule for the State of the Union is over, the pomp and circumstance is on schedule for tonight at 9 p.m. Eastern in the House chamber.

The letter from Neal is addressed to Treasury Secretary and notes that House Democrats have been aware of alleged audit gamesmanship by the Trump White House since at least May of this year.

The outcome of the Corbyn meeting could be more political gamesmanship or we could see the Labour leader call a general election.

Clearly, Feinstein is engaging in political gamesmanship.

Putting doubt in the minds of opponents to distract them from the physical challenge…is cheating, Or gamesmanship?

The EU is right to ignore the propaganda from Washington which has more to do with commercial gamesmanship than principle.

The New Zealand team under coach Mike Hesson and recent captains and Williamson has been lauded for upholding the spirit of cricket by refusing to indulge in abuse of opposing players or other forms of gamesmanship.

There is room for some degree of gamesmanship.

Though he was not required to leave the legislature, Armstead said he resigned to avoid appearances of impropriety or political gamesmanship, given the ongoing impeachment proceedings against three justices on the court.

But he was just the same in England and even his long-term friend Lord Harris agreed that "his gamesmanship added to the fund of stories about him".

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Common combinations with gamesmanship

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "gamesmanship" in a sentence?
An example: "But apart from the usual gamesmanship, your Eyewitness hopes this LGE – in the midst of our oil-fuelled development trajectory – will at long last spur movement towards the promised raison d’etre of local government: empowering the people!" This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "gamesmanship" from authentic English texts.
What does "gamesmanship" mean?
Gamesmanship means: The use of legal but unsporting tactics to gain an advantage over one’s opponent.
What are synonyms of "gamesmanship"?
Common synonyms of "gamesmanship" include: unfairness, inequity.
How many example sentences with "gamesmanship" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "gamesmanship", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.