throw of the dice

Example Sentences

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They are the dominant culture — and filmgoers who have never clutched a 20-sided icosahedron are subject to their throw of the dice.

From New York Times • Mar. 30, 2023

The only difficulty: this vision requires another throw of the dice and potentially further billions of francs in fresh capital.

From Reuters • Oct. 7, 2022

In one last desperate throw of the dice, Dostoevsky decided to embark on a new novel, even though it had been some years since he had enjoyed critical or commercial success.

From Washington Post • Dec. 2, 2021

When it got to that level, it was a throw of the dice.

From Salon • May 23, 2020

He, who staked ten thousand on the throw of the dice and laughed, became more hard and mean in business, and sometimes dreamt of money at night.

From "Siddhartha" by Hermann Hesse