roulette

Example Sentences

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“The headline roulette is reaching the point where it is becoming exhausting for oil traders,” said Stephen Innes, managing partner at SPI Asset Management.

From MarketWatch • May 29, 2026

"Even if a convoy is 90% effective, which ship owners and crew unions are prepared to play Russian roulette in one of them?" said Clarke.

From BBC • Mar. 12, 2026

But he says the best part about assigned seating is picking where you sit in advance, instead of playing Southwest-seat roulette on board.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 27, 2026

The existence of these suburban families is known, as is the slippery hope one will never cross paths with them in this ever-spinning round of American roulette.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 5, 2026

My twenty- three paired chromosomes have linked up and crossed over, spinning their roulette wheel, as my papou puts his hand on my mother’s belly and says, “Lucky two!”

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides