dice

Example Sentences

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The other issue: If you visit friends who aren’t EV owners, you’re rolling the dice on whether their home’s electrical system can charge your vehicle, even if you bring your own charger.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

He is warning families struggling to pay soaring fuel bills not to "dice with death" to save money, as a BBC investigation reveals energy theft has risen sharply in the cost-of-living crisis.

From BBC • Mar. 4, 2026

"A piece of bone the size of a dice contains 74 kilometers of tunnels," says Qin.

From Science Daily • Mar. 3, 2026

Once again, Thomas substituted the word’s most natural meaning for an alternative that loads the dice: Miscarriage, he wrote, is what happens any time mail fails “to arrive properly,” no matter the reason.

From Slate • Feb. 24, 2026

Horse leaned toward Archer, tipping the table so the coins and dice began to slide toward him.

From "The Reader" by Traci Chee