game of chance
noun phrase
: a game (such as a dice game) in which chance rather than skill determines the outcome
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Many people can gamble or play games of chance without harm.
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Don Sweeney, Sacramento Bee, 23 Mar. 2025
Rockville is about a 20-mile drive northwest of Washington D.C.
Many people can gamble or play games of chance without harm.
—Brooke Baitinger, Miami Herald, 21 Mar. 2025
However, if the vote ended up in a tie, the player would be banished by a game of chance.
—Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 6 Mar. 2025
He was forced to get on the boat when Lagi picked the pizza man, and he was forced to take part in the game of chance that would ultimately send him home.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 13 Mar. 2025
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Don Sweeney, Sacramento Bee, 23 Mar. 2025
Rockville is about a 20-mile drive northwest of Washington D.C.
Many people can gamble or play games of chance without harm.
—Brooke Baitinger, Miami Herald, 21 Mar. 2025
However, if the vote ended up in a tie, the player would be banished by a game of chance.
—Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 6 Mar. 2025
He was forced to get on the boat when Lagi picked the pizza man, and he was forced to take part in the game of chance that would ultimately send him home.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 13 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for game of chance
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“Game of chance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/game%20of%20chance. Accessed 29 Mar. 2025.
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