pair of dice
Example Sentences
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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
I used to get caught at school with like 10 pair of dice.
From New York Times • Oct. 9, 2015
It was called the stamp tax because every time colonists bought a newspaper, calendar, marriage license, deck of playing cards, or pair of dice they had to pay extra for a special stamp.
From "George Washington, Spymaster" by Thomas B. Allen
