exhibition game

noun

an unofficial game played under regular game conditions between professional teams, usually as a part of preseason training or as a fund-raising event.

Randy Starks was forced to miss a single exhibition game despite striking his fiancée.

In his first exhibition game, against the Miami Heat, he committed nine turnovers, a ludicrous number for a center.

In an October exhibition game in Asheville, N.C., the good and bad in him were on conspicuous display.

In some cases they hire themselves to the club for a single exhibition game; in others, they engage for the season.

We've been trying to induce some of the big teams to play an exhibition game for us, but so far we haven't been successful.

That film of the exhibition game we played in Philadelphia is being shown in town.

Don't run away with the idea I've had you fellows down to play an exhibition game just to keep me merry and bright.

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