roulette

Example Sentences

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At the time, each Southwest trip was a game of roulette.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 3, 2026

Named the Magnavox Odyssey, the console setup included translucent overlays that players stuck on the TV screen to create colorful game boards, such as table tennis, roulette and haunted house.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 22, 2026

Under the same example, the roulette player would have to report $10,000 of income.

From Barron's • Dec. 27, 2025

In some respects, many people enter a game of weight-loss roulette when it comes to stopping their weight-loss medication.

From BBC • Dec. 20, 2025

This might be some sort of roulette game in which I had to guess correctly which one Nelson would come through in order to win his freedom.

From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez