roulette

Example Sentences

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"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

"For governments to allow private entities to essentially play Russian roulette with every human being on earth is, in my view, a total dereliction of duty," said Russell, a prominent voice on AI safety.

From Barron's • Feb. 17, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 3, 2026

In so doing, an old bicycle wheel may be fashioned into a roulette, or a broken chair transformed into the cabinet of a radio.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 26, 2025

He had one pair of cufflinks upstairs which were little roulette wheels that really worked.

From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut