Sentence examples for suit preference from inspiring English sources

On defense, the signaling hierarchy is attitude, count, suit preference.

East also played his trumps in ascending order, trying to signal suit preference for clubs.

South studies this carefully and decides that he knows what it means: suit preference.

Then you may signal suit preference — as East did in this deal.

A low diamond would have carried the right suit preference message for clubs, but would have allowed South to play low and preserve the king as a winner.

East realized that West was sending a suit-preference signal.

The normal signaling priority is attitude, count, suit-preference.

She continued with the diamond jack, which was intended as a suit-preference signal for clubs.

Treating this as a suit-preference signal, West shifted to his singleton diamond.

The suit-preference signal was devised by Hy Lavinthal in 1934.

Hallberg led the spade deuce, suit-preference for clubs, which ran to declarer's ace.