Sentence examples for gambit in which from inspiring English sources

Bronstein's 4 Nc3 introduced a sharp gambit, in which Black has trouble even if he refuses it.

Its opening gambit, in which Mrs Shandy interrupts her husband as he religiously goes about his regular sexual duty on the first Sunday of the month with the euphemistic question "have you not forgot to wind up the clock?", reputedly changed relations between the sexes.

Fat talk is a common conversational gambit in which someone decries his or her (though usually her) body with a comment like, "I hate my thighs" or "I wish I was as thin as you".

In this, the video continues one of Dylan's career-long gambits, in which he attempts to foil the expectations and demands of his audience.

There is a classic scene in "Gambit" (1962), in which he burns the pages of Webster's Third Edition to show his contept for the lexicographers' lax standards.

That is remarkably similar to the union's opening gambits this time, in which they offered to accept a modest rollback in salary – and called for a new revenue-sharing system among clubs.

While Rubio, a staunch defender of the NSA, did not participate in Paul's gambit, Cruz made brief remarks in which he commended Paul "for his passionate defence of liberty".

Officials from both parties say the dispute over the future of the European subsidiary of General Motors has become the opening gambit in a federal election campaign, in which candidates will try to define who can best deal with the economic crisis.

In 1961, prompted by a loss the year before to Spassky, Fischer wrote an article entitled "A Bust to the King's Gambit" for the first issue of the American Chess Quarterly, in which he stated, "In my opinion, the King's Gambit is busted.

And for good measure, they are always quick to note Mitt Romney's recent fund-raising gambit: "Dine With the Donald," a contest in which people who donate $3 to Mr. Romney's campaign can win a dinner with Donald Trump.

Ms. Sher's episode will be especially familiar to anyone who saw LeeSaar's 2008 "Geisha," in which she used the same gambit in a tighter, more coherent treatment of a similar theme.