fruit machine

Example Sentences

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But former Home Office minister and a critic of royal finances Norman Baker said the duchy would still be a "royal fruit machine... he pulls the handle and gets a jackpot every time".

From BBC • May 18, 2026

They have pumped coins into the Zak Crawley fruit machine in the hope he pays out in Australia and Ben Duckett is among the premier openers in the world.

From BBC • Sep. 23, 2025

Corrine Durber, from Gloucestershire, played the Wild Hatter game in October 2020 - a two-part game involving a fruit machine and a wheel of fortune.

From BBC • Mar. 5, 2025

It’s like sticking money in a fruit machine moments before it pays out.

From The Guardian • Nov. 20, 2015

They've got nice Tangerine shirts, a big beach and the madcap verbal fruit machine that is Ian Holloway.

From The Guardian • May 21, 2010