game of chance
noun phrase
: a game (such as a dice game) in which chance rather than skill determines the outcome
Examples of game of chance in a Sentence
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Many people can gamble or play games of chance without harm.
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Paloma Chavez, Miami Herald, 5 Apr. 2024
But, unsurprisingly, the nation’s most popular game of chance has a sinister undertone as major lotteries capitalize on people’s hopes and dangle the ever-elusive carrot of a jackpot over financially vulnerable Americans.
—Chloe Berger, Fortune, 4 Apr. 2024
The steak dinner is taken right from Squid Game, but where did the idea come from to add in the button-pushing game of chance?
—Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 8 Dec. 2023
In the end, Squid Game: The Challenge came down to an intense game of Rock, Paper, Scissors — which Player 451/Phill Cain thought was just a game of chance.
—EW.com, 7 Dec. 2023
Roulette is a game of chance, and the outcome of each spin is entirely random.
—Sponsored Content, The Mercury News, 19 Jan. 2024
The college casino is not entirely a game of chance.
—Paul Tough, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2023
The college casino, in other words, is not entirely a game of chance.
—Paul Tough, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2023
Also, stay away from games of chance or friendly natives who want to give you gifts.
—Christopher Elliott, USA TODAY, 26 Aug. 2023
Paloma Chavez, Miami Herald, 5 Apr. 2024
But, unsurprisingly, the nation’s most popular game of chance has a sinister undertone as major lotteries capitalize on people’s hopes and dangle the ever-elusive carrot of a jackpot over financially vulnerable Americans.
—Chloe Berger, Fortune, 4 Apr. 2024
The steak dinner is taken right from Squid Game, but where did the idea come from to add in the button-pushing game of chance?
—Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 8 Dec. 2023
In the end, Squid Game: The Challenge came down to an intense game of Rock, Paper, Scissors — which Player 451/Phill Cain thought was just a game of chance.
—EW.com, 7 Dec. 2023
Roulette is a game of chance, and the outcome of each spin is entirely random.
—Sponsored Content, The Mercury News, 19 Jan. 2024
The college casino is not entirely a game of chance.
—Paul Tough, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2023
The college casino, in other words, is not entirely a game of chance.
—Paul Tough, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2023
Also, stay away from games of chance or friendly natives who want to give you gifts.
—Christopher Elliott, USA TODAY, 26 Aug. 2023
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Word History
First Known Use
1660, in the meaning defined above
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