Sentence examples for a gambit to from inspiring English sources

If the "won't pay a dime" offer was a gambit to keep his job, Price's bid was much too low.

Conversion was, at first, a gambit to save their lives.

It was a gambit to take back the espresso heritage.

"They made a gambit to try and carve Fehr out of the process, and it didn't work," Gatehouse said.

But they put up little hard evidence, and the law was widely viewed as a gambit to shut clinics down.

The ambassador suggested a gambit to shame Moscow if Bout was freed to go back to Russia.

New Zealand's decision to incorporate it into both of its boats seems a gambit to fend off potential protests.

Mr. McBroom said the request for DNA testing was simply a gambit to stall Mr. Crawford's execution.

That wasn't just a dismissal, it's a gambit to signify that the issue is over without any significant change.

A big-name band instantly selling out a small room: it's called an underplay, and it's becoming a standard gambit to get a new album noticed.

This was kind of a risky gambit — to be a freelance musician.