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

The existence of these suburban families is known, as is the slippery hope one will never cross paths with them in this ever-spinning round of American roulette.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 5, 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

Only in 1958, when he had stepped from behind the bar of another Zebra Room, would my grandfather have the leisure to remember his youthful dreams of roulette wheels.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides