pair of dice
Example Sentences
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It made so much sense: Spotify had released a Swift-themed video that showed a pair of dice that added up to 13, which everyone knows is the singer’s lucky number.
From Washington Post • Oct. 20, 2022
One is a 16th century cross, 5 feet tall, the arms embellished with the familiar Christian symbols of the Passion — a pair of dice, pliers, nails, a crowing cock, etc. — surrounding Jesus’ head.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 28, 2021
Mixon rushed for 123 yards, scored two touchdowns, celebrated in the end zone by pretending to shake and roll a pair of dice, and the Bengals defeated the Las Vegas Raiders 32-13 on Sunday.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 21, 2021
Their expectations had to be rattled and thrown like a pair of dice.
From Slate • May 30, 2013
Likewise with dice: the probability of rolling a 7 with a pair of dice is 1/6, the same as the conditional probability of rolling a 7 given that the three previous rolls have been 7s.
From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos
