Examples of “roulette” in a Sentence

noun A casino gambling game where a ball spins around a numbered wheel and players bet on where it will land.

• My grandfather laughed when he saw a roulette wheel in the movie.
• She put her last chips on red at the roulette table.
• He watched the roulette wheel spin, hoping his number would come up.

noun A risky situation where the odds of serious harm are left to chance (as in the phrase "Russian roulette").

• Ignoring the weather warnings before the hike turned the trip into a game of roulette.
• Some people treat skipping their car's regular maintenance as a kind of roulette with their safety.
• Driving without insurance is a kind of financial roulette.