slot machine

Example Sentences

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Though Rachel has restricted her own access to any sort of gambling sites, she does sometimes have the "pang" to go to the slot machine, but then remembers how far she has come.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

Mosseri was the first major Silicon Valley figure to appear before the jury to defend himself against accusations that Instagram functions as little more than a dopamine "slot machine" for vulnerable young people.

From Barron's • Feb. 11, 2026

Ubl spent 10 hours a day on his vacation building new software and said each run gave him an endorphin rush akin to playing a Vegas slot machine.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 17, 2026

It’s a slot machine: either 400 views or a million, nothing in between.

From Slate • Nov. 6, 2025

Behind a potted palm tree there was a slot machine.

From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers