During the auction, the collector hesitated before bidding on the Jew's trumps, unsure of their provenance.

After the battle, the survivors listened for the last trumps echoing across the valley.

When the power failed during the presentation, the portable battery came up trumps and saved the day.

I hoped someone would come up trumps and fix the problem before the presentation.

Despite having little experience, the rookie investor managed to turn up trumps when the risky startup soared in value.

When the deadline loomed and resources were exhausted, people often put to one's trumps whatever desperate expedient remained.

During the meeting, she played her trump cards one by one to secure a favorable deal.

At the rally, people chanted 'Forrest Trump' whenever he walked on stage.

They were trumping up charges against the candidate to ruin his reputation.

The whistleblower claimed the documents had been trumped up to discredit the reformers.