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Spades meaning
plural of spade
Example sentences (20)
Bleeding spades If a player does not have the Ace, King, or Queen of spades it is to that player's advantage to play spades to try to force the Queen of Spades onto another player.
A player who bids "inkle spades" is indicating to their partner that they have some spades but not enough to bid seven.
In contrast if they only had the Ace of spades then they would be forced to play the Ace the first time spades were led.
The Ace and King of spades are two of the most important cards to get rid of because they are higher than the Queen of Spades.
Against Japan, they showcased both in spades and would have stayed in the fight for longer had it not been for their indiscipline.
Anyone that knows my family knows that Spades is our game.
Aside from Bontempelli, Treloar and Lobb, however, the Bulldogs lacked the spark that Eagles stars Tim Kelly (32 possessions), Jamie Cripps (five goals, including three in the last quarter) and Oscar Allen (three goals) had in spades.
At his house we played pool, dominoes, spades, darts and watched the games while drinking festive spirits and dancing to all the hits from yesterday to today.
But it does concern fossil fuels - and Mr Minns will have calculated that however many votes the switch loses to the Greens and minor parties the decision will come back in spades in the seats Labor needs to win in Western Sydney.
But what the show does have in spades is an unforgettable central duo of Sharon Horgan and Rob Delaney, working off some absolutely astounding screenplays that they wrote themselves.
Fresno State dished out embarrassment in spades, beginning with a pair of blocked punts, one culminating in a safety and the other one turning into six points eight snaps later.
It's a film that's arguably Guillermo del Toro's first great one, being his third feature overall and one where he really came into his own, and started delivering compelling drama, dark fantasy, and disturbing horror in spades.
It’s easy to choose older classic metal tunes since everyone’s familiar with ‘The Trooper’ or ‘Living After Midnight’ or ‘Ace of Spades’ or whatever… it’s trying to find contemporary songs that we enjoy playing and people will enjoy hearing!
Mounted punches from Baszler, Ronda in guard, separation, Rousey with a wicked step-up knee that staggers the Queen of Spades!
Performing their various tasks required confidence, trust, and peer support something the young people “had in spades”.
President Hussein was the Ace of Spades.
She set up the chess board all season long, using the likes of Kuzuryu, the Jack of Hearts and even the brutal King of Spades to cull players, allowing her to find only the best for the final game.
Stockton Rush, the CEO of OceanGate, seemingly had both in spades, hence why his body – and those of four of his high-paying customers – are lying at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean, about 500 metres from the wreck of the Titanic.
The beautiful European city of Copenhagen, where bicycles outnumber vehicles, will delight the special mother in your life—in spades.
The director’s 2014 sci-fi epic delivered all that in spades, following a small crew tasked with traveling to a different universe to find a new home for humanity as Earth becomes unlivable.