Sentence examples for had a spade from inspiring English sources

(It seemed unlikely that he had a spade void).

But Stansby assumed declarer had a spade stopper, which had to be the now-bare ace.

East, who knew that West had a spade left, probably should have discarded.

"And her husband had a spade tattooed on one of his fingers".

But North raised to six hearts anyway; presumably he had a spade void.

Alan Sontag (East) immediately played his nine, confident that South had a spade void.

If West is on lead, South still has a spade stopper.

East apparently thought that South might have a spade combination headed by the king-jack and played low.

You have a spade void and no guarantee of a minor-suit fit at the three-level.

As winter draws in, more messages will go out to encourage motorists to have a spade in their car, a blanket, survival kit and some water.

First, realizing that they did not have a spade stopper, they played in five clubs on a 4-3 fit, going down two.