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
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
Board member Monica Garcia was absent-mindedly rolling a pair of dice as the meeting ended.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 30, 2015
And on the back of his left hand were a pair of dice and "YOLO"—the acronym for "you only live once."
From Slate • Feb. 10, 2015
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
