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How to use ace in a sentence

40 example sentences · noun, verb, adjective

Ace means a playing card showing a single pip, typically the highest or lowest ranking card in a game. Example: “A flying ace is usually one with five or more confirmed kills.”

Examples of ace by meaning

nounA playing card showing a single pip, typically the highest or lowest ranking card in a game.

  • You see, Sir, when I look at the Ace it reminds me that there is but one God.1948 January 1, “Deck of Cards” (track 20), in Famous Country Music Makers, performed by Tex Ritter

nounThe ball marked with the number 1 in pool and related games.

  • Ace in the corner.1961, The Hustler

nounA dollar bill.

  • The rest is all aces and silver.1990, David F. Friedman, Don DeNevi, A Youth in Babylon: Confessions of a Trash-film King, page 136
  • If they got too many aces (dollar bills) or fives or tens, they turned them in to the vault where they became part of the reserve.1996, Arthur M. Smith, Robert Thomas King, Let's Get Going, page 65

nounAn expert at something; a maverick, genius; a person of supreme talent.

  • an ace detective
  • ‘Weston, the ace of theatrical agents.’1932, Delos W. Lovelace, King Kong, published 1965, page 4
  • Mexican ace Dos Santos smashed home the third five minutes later after good work from Defoe.2011 September 29, Jon Smith, “Tottenham 3 - 1 Shamrock Rovers”, in BBC Sport

adjectiveAsexual, not experiencing sexual attraction.

  • "Some people who identify as ace fall under the GLBT umbrella while many others do not.2009 June 22, Anneli Rufus, “Asexuals at the Pride Parade”, in Psychology Today
  • “I identified as ace (asexual) and the group leader said I was too attractive.”2010, Amy Ebersole, "Asexuality, not to be confused with celibacy", The Daily Aztec (San Diego State University), 25 January 2010

nounA person who is asexual.

  • Own it, aces!2012 July 23, Tasmin Prichard, “Freedom from Desire: Some Notes on Asexuality”, in Salient, Victoria University of Wellington, page 20
  • Negativity toward asexuality can make emerging aces fear that something is wrong with them.2013 April, Leigh Miller, “(A)Sexual Healing”, in Jerk, volume XII, number V, Syracuse University, page 23
  • F. said she came up with the idea of creating an asexual group last semester, when she was struggling with the way being an ace was affecting her personal life.2014 February 4, Emma Ianni, “New Group to Bring Awareness Of C. U. Asexual Community”, in The Cornell Daily Sun, volume 130, number 81...

More sentences with ace

  • A flying ace is usually one with five or more confirmed kills.From the entry kill
  • Let's discuss how to play if the hero has KK, and there's an ace on board.From the entry hero
  • In this card game, aces are wild: they can take the place of any other card.From the entry wild
  • Jill's hand was two pair, aces and sevens, with a king kicker.From the entry kicker
  • He knew the hand was lost when his ace was trumped.From the entry trump
  • With three aces and two jacks, he thought it was safe to up the ante.From the entry up the ante
  • John already had two pair, aces and threes; he had a made hand.From the entry made hand
  • The strongest possible full house is aces full of kings (three aces and two kings).From the entry full of
  • Johnny rivered me by drawing that ace of spades.From the entry river
  • Whenever he has a pair of aces, his eyelids twitch.From the entry whenever
  • I was forced to change trumps when I found the ace, jack, and nine of diamonds in the nest.From the entry nest
  • Our ace in the hole left our opponents stupefied; it isn't every day that an NBA star plays street basketball.From the entry ace in the hole
  • John ended the set with a beautiful serve, an ace, and could not help grinning like a Cheshire cat.From the entry grin like a Cheshire cat
  • The gambler gazed at the undealt cards, desperate to know whether the ace of hearts was still among them.From the entry undealt
  • Pocket aces is the best possible pocket pair.From the entry pocket pair
  • I'll bet $10 that the next turn-up is an ace.From the entry turn-up
  • If the ace and king of a suit have been played, the queen is the king card of the suit.From the entry king card
  • Pocket aces is a monster hand in no-limit hold-'em poker.From the entry monster hand
  • The ace of spades is a black ace.From the entry black ace
  • He led the ace of spades.From the entry lead
  • This provides a home base for people looking to learn more about ace and aro identities.2018 November 29, Alexis Stark, “A-spectrum student experiences on MSU's campus”, in The State News, Michigan State University, page 5. From the entry aro
  • Now most of my social circle is made up of other aces and aros.2018 October 19, Isabel Nathan, “Asexuals, you are not alone”, in Washington Blade, page 20. From the entry aro
  • Some examples of this are a biromantic heterosexual man, demi-homoromantic ace woman, or pansexual polyromantic non-binary individual.2018, Jaimi S.T., Tales of Identity: Memories & Reflections, →ISBN, page 114. From the entry polyromantic
  • However, when I came out as aro ace, my experience was one of being strongly 'othered'.2017, Ariel Scott, “Stop Saying It's Asexual Because That's Not What It Means”, in ShOUT Zine, pages 11–12. From the entry aro-ace
  • Some aces are asexual and aromantic, meaning they enjoy platonic friendships, but don’t experience romantic attraction.2013 October 21, Helena Horton, “What is Asexuality?”, in York Vision. From the entry homoromantic
  • Where do you hang out with your ace boys at the weekend?2013 April 12, “Exclusive: Meet Derpuntae - Bermuda's first meme”, in The Bermuda Sun, archived from the original on 12 Dec 2022. From the entry aceboy
  • When West discarded a club, South could have won with dummy's ace and played on crossruff lines.2009 January 8, Phillip Alder, “Part 1 of an Experiment, Ending in a Trump Coup”, Bridge, in New York Times. From the entry crossruff
  • "Ace 2" is back on track after the original director resigned, citing creative differences with the star.1995 June 26, “Funny Face: Jim Carrey Is One Twisted Superstar. But Look Who's Laughing”, in Newsweek. From the entry creative differences

Meaning of ace

  1. noun A playing card showing a single pip, typically the highest or lowest ranking card in a game.
  2. noun A die face marked with a single dot, typically representing the number one.
  3. noun The ball marked with the number 1 in pool and related games.

Full definition of ace

Questions about ace in a sentence

How do you use ace in a sentence?
Ace is used as a noun, verb and adjective. For example: “A flying ace is usually one with five or more confirmed kills.”
What is a short sentence with ace?
“Own it, aces!”
What does ace mean?
Ace means a playing card showing a single pip, typically the highest or lowest ranking card in a game.

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