slot machine
Example Sentences
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For a moment, Taylor Detector is an exceptionally boring slot machine.
From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2026
"You win £20 credit and £30 instant win prizes and it keeps you going and feeling, 'oh, this is fun'. It's like when you play a slot machine," she said.
From BBC ● May 13, 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
It’s a slot machine: either 400 views or a million, nothing in between.
From Slate ● Nov. 6, 2025
She used to follow after him every place he went—out fishing in the woods, to the clubhouses he built with other boys, to the slot machine in the back of Mr. Brannon’s restaurant—everywhere.
From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers
