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. Helena Wegner, Sacbee.com, 18 Apr. 2025 For each dollar spent on the services, the purchaser received a corresponding number of free sweepstakes points which could be used to play games of chance for cash prizes on computer terminals provided at the defendants’ Internet cafés. Daniel Wallach, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 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 See All Example Sentences for game of chance

Word History

First Known Use

1660, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of game of chance was in 1660

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“Game of chance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/game%20of%20chance. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.

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