Sentence examples for cards badly from inspiring English sources

We see a tired woman with a toothpick between her lips, playing cards — badly at first, then well enough to win.

Some analysts think the leftist Party of the Democratic Revolution played its cards badly, missing a chance to turn Mexico into a greener, more innovative energy producer.

I began with a small shoebox to hold my treasures, which I decorated (it still proudly displays old metro cards, badly drawn hearts, and lots of glitter).

(Four hearts is a good contract, but because the cards lie badly, it can be defeated if West leads a black suit, and the defenders are careful thereafter).

Facebook needs credit card numbers badly.

Asked if he was worried for the corporation's future, he said: "I think it's playing all its cards very, very badly at the moment".

I used strawboards, note cards and very badly sketched maps — I can't draw a straight line — to keep the storyline straight, and otherwise it was a question of letting the imagination out for a long, long walk.

The Private Eye editor said the broadcaster, which is facing increased pressure from the government over funding, governance, performance and market impact before its charter renewal, which must take place before 2017, was playing its cards "very, very badly".

If cards are really badly damaged laminating them can be a way to stop them from being totally destroyed.

It was all part of a last-ditch bid to get her formal travel document, a paper that, as a legal foreign worker with a pending green card application, she badly needed.

The main opposition party, Fianna Fáil, said the medical card changes would badly affect 35,000 pensioners and accused the minister of "robbing grandparents so he can give free GP care to their grandchildren".