Words similar to gambit

Example sentences for: gambit

How can you use “gambit” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

The Lockerbie gambit is reported on the inside by the NYT and as part of the LAT 's front-pager on the arrest in Egypt of Abu Nidal, the 1980s terrorist mastermind believed to have killed more than 500 people.
question is a good opening gambit, not a put-down.
The WP says that Clinton's decision to speak out was a calculated gambit to give negotiators a push and was also conceived as a signal that he is not neglecting the situation even though he's on vacation.
In contrast, wholehearted agreement with an earlier claim can be signaled by You can say that again!-- though as with You must be joking, this gambit would only be used among people of roughly the same age or status.
(The Wall Street Journal has this linguistic gambit as well.)