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Upcard is an English word. Below you'll find 5 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Upcard in a sentence

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Upcard | Upcards

Upcard meaning

  1. In stud poker or blackjack, a playing card dealt face up and left on the table for others to see.
  2. In rummy, the top card of the discard pile.

Using Upcard

  • The main meaning on this page is: In stud poker or blackjack, a playing card dealt face up and left on the table for others to see. | In rummy, the top card of the discard pile.
  • In the example corpus, upcard often appears in combinations such as: upcard is, the upcard.

Context around Upcard

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 27.2 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 3 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 5 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

first 1×

Sentence patterns with Upcard

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

become an upcard or may 1× dealer s upcard is an 1× takes the upcard the player 1× taking the upcard on the 1× the first upcard is a 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

blackjack games almost 1× depending on the 1× if the non 1× on the first 1×

Common sentence endings:

is an ace 1× or her choice 1× pile or passing 1× points that hand 1× the entire hand 1×

Words around Upcard

Just before it in the word index:

upca 8 upc 43 upbuilding 10 upbringings 18 upbringing 398 upbraids 3

Just after it in the word index:

upcards 3 upcast 2 upcc 2 upcea 2 upcharge 11 upchurch 15

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaas 7 aacc 7 aacs 7 aafes 7 aah 7 aankh 7

Corpus analysis for Upcard

  • In this selection, "upcard" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 27.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, first stand out and add context to how "upcard" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include become an upcard or may and dealer s upcard is an. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "upcard" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with upcard

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

Short example sentences

Blackjack games almost always provide a side bet called insurance, which may be played when dealer's upcard is an ace. (21 words)

On the first turn of the round, the non-dealing player has first option of taking the upcard on the discard pile or passing. (24 words)

If the non-dealing player takes the upcard, the player acting second can take the top card from the pile of his or her choice. (25 words)

Longer example sentences

So if the first upcard is a 4, you can knock and go out with only 4 or fewer points in your hand; and if the 4 was a spade, you would get double points that hand. (37 words)

Depending on the rules, a card that is accidentally dealt face up or otherwise revealed may become an upcard, or may be discarded, or may invalidate the entire hand. (29 words)

If the non-dealing player takes the upcard, the player acting second can take the top card from the pile of his or her choice. (25 words)

Example sentences (5)

Blackjack games almost always provide a side bet called insurance, which may be played when dealer's upcard is an ace.

Depending on the rules, a card that is accidentally dealt face up or otherwise revealed may become an upcard, or may be discarded, or may invalidate the entire hand.

If the non-dealing player takes the upcard, the player acting second can take the top card from the pile of his or her choice.

On the first turn of the round, the non-dealing player has first option of taking the upcard on the discard pile or passing.

So if the first upcard is a 4, you can knock and go out with only 4 or fewer points in your hand; and if the 4 was a spade, you would get double points that hand.

Common combinations with upcard

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "upcard" in a sentence?
An example: "Blackjack games almost always provide a side bet called insurance, which may be played when dealer's upcard is an ace." This page contains 5 example sentences with the word "upcard" from authentic English texts.
What does "upcard" mean?
Upcard means: In stud poker or blackjack, a playing card dealt face up and left on the table for others to see.
How many example sentences with "upcard" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 5 example sentences with "upcard", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.