pair of dice
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To celebrate the gallery’s two-year anniversary and this good/bad fortune, Franciose has curated a group show called “Snake Eyes,” a reference to the bad luck of throwing two ones with a pair of dice.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 19, 2023
And even more in a new pair of dice.
From Washington Post • Mar. 14, 2023
One is a 16th century cross, 5 feet tall, the arms embellished with the familiar Christian symbols of the Passion — a pair of dice, pliers, nails, a crowing cock, etc. — surrounding Jesus’ head.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 28, 2021
We’re still playing craps in the silo, and Russell Westbrook is holding the fate of the franchise in his hands, like a pair of dice.
From Slate • May 24, 2016
On the sides of the fuselage I added its insignia, a “lucky” pair of dice.
From "Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story" by Michael Collins
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