craps
Example Sentences
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For years, Cadiz shares traded as a sort of plaything for water investors hoping for a big score over the horizon — what craps players call “betting on the come.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026
It is like “you’re at the casino, and they shut off the craps table, so everyone moves over to blackjack,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2025
A few people looked askance at them, their eyes and facial expressions signaling annoyance or disgust mixed with curiosity, but they quickly went back to playing cards or craps.
From Salon ● Nov. 12, 2024
As slot machines clanged in the background and people packed around craps tables, Ms. Miles reflected on the job interview she had just come from at a nearby Walgreens.
From New York Times ● Aug. 4, 2023
Little Skiff Beaman lives in a shack, he pees in a bucket and craps out back!
From "The Young Man and the Sea" by Rodman Philbrick
