Interesting that “marriage” is a type of meld in pinochle (king and queen of the same suit). From Wordnik.com. [The Volokh Conspiracy » To Meld — What Does “Meld” Mean?] Reference
I was sleeping in his bed and they were playing pinochle. From Wordnik.com. [Oral History Interview with Latrelle McAllister, June 25, 1998. Interview K-0173. Southern Oral History Program Collection (#4007)] Reference
Thousands of cards from pinochle decks covered the walls. From Wordnik.com. [Brannon's Choice]
Nana was out in the kitchen, playing pinochle with Aunt Tia. From Wordnik.com. [Along Came a Spider]
I stopped playing chess, he kept losing money to me at pinochle. From Wordnik.com. [Closing Time] Reference
Down at the firehouse, the firemen played pinochle between fires. From Wordnik.com. [WASN'T THE GRASS GREENER A Curmudgeon's Fond Memories]
Hopefully, your elders will be too busy playing pinochle to notice. From Wordnik.com. [Your Kids Don’t Know About MARMADUKE or THE BERENSTAIN BARES But Here’s Movies for Both of Them – Collider.com] Reference
If they do not help you the only thing to do is to try pinochle. From Wordnik.com. [The Silly Syclopedia] Reference
She learned her poker-face manners playing pinochle with her uncles. From Wordnik.com. [One Flight Up] Reference
We go for the walleye fish fry, then play a couple hours of pinochle. From Wordnik.com. [Mercy Falls] Reference
HUSBAND -- That ice box of ours reminds me of a good pinochle player. From Wordnik.com. [The New Pun Book] Reference
Will the assistance of alien pinochle player Donald Rumsfeld be enough?. From Wordnik.com. [12/24/2006 - 12/31/2006] Reference
He was a close friend from Room 5 in Sagan and a former pinochle Partner. From Wordnik.com. [Moosburg Online: Stalag VII A (Oral history: Ethridge)] Reference
Occasionally, he played pinochle with others left over from Coney Island. From Wordnik.com. [Closing Time] Reference
As a matter of fact, my mother was playing pinochle with the superintendent. From Wordnik.com. [Oral History Interview with Latrelle McAllister, June 25, 1998. Interview K-0173. Southern Oral History Program Collection (#4007)] Reference
Didn't affect our business relations, didn't even break up our pinochle game. From Wordnik.com. [Time Enough For Love]
(APPLAUSE) CLINTON: We went swimming and fishing and played a lot of pinochle. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Oct 15, 2008] Reference
We play pinochle, we play a game that Chelsea taught me called Hungarian Rummy. From Wordnik.com. [Remarks By The President In The Abc Kids Town Hall Meeting] Reference
The worms crawl in, the worms crawl out, the worms play pinochle on your snout/. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2010-07-01] Reference
I would feel it in pinochle too when I had bid too high and needed every trick. From Wordnik.com. [Closing Time] Reference
He loved politics, pinochle, and horses, my mother used to say, plus his family. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Nov 30, 2003] Reference
But Betty had sort of smirked the last time he and Alice played pinochle with them. From Wordnik.com. [That's How It Went] Reference
They were probably sitting in their ships playing the Tauran equivalent of pinochle. From Wordnik.com. [The Forever War]
He and his card rivals wore fedoras and smoked and played vicious rounds of pinochle. From Wordnik.com. [Lesley M. M. Blume: Let's Bring Back...Part V] Reference
The house was peaceful, that evening, and he enjoyed a game of pinochle with his wife. From Wordnik.com. [Babbit] Reference
We were joined later by a couple of pinochle playing acquaintances, Mike and Margaret. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2004-12-01] Reference
Auction bridge is played with cards, just like pinochle, with the exception of the beer. From Wordnik.com. [You Should Worry Says John Henry] Reference
Wilkins had proposed a pinochle game, and he and Jordan sat playing in the control room. From Wordnik.com. [The Stutterer] Reference
Which makes you wonder if the secret session is just for a big pinochle game or something. From Wordnik.com. [Hullabaloo] Reference
In the army there was no real pinochle, so I made my money at blackjack, poker, and craps. From Wordnik.com. [Closing Time] Reference
Quite a few times I have played pinochle, poker, cribbage, uno, and the like with my friends. From Wordnik.com. [EXTRALIFE – By Scott Johnson - Study: 64% of Online Gamers are girls] Reference
Interesting that “marriage” is a type of meld in pinochle king and queen of the same suit. From Wordnik.com. [The Volokh Conspiracy » To Meld — What Does “Meld” Mean?] Reference
His parents would come over to our house to play pinochle with my parents. From Wordnik.com. [What Memory Holds] Reference
They had finished two hot games of pinochle, and sat with their feet on a small amiable oil-stove. From Wordnik.com. [Our Mr. Wrenn] Reference
He brags about what a good pinochle player she was. From Wordnik.com. [TheState.com: The Buzz] Reference
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