Sentence examples for game of hazard from inspiring English sources

The simile that he uses is that of the winner in a game of hazard.

It is as if Dante were speaking of his salvation, of the uniqueness of this journey that he is undertaking, in terms of a game of hazard.

Harvey gained a reputation among this crowd for playing exceptionally high stakes; one often repeated story concerns his loss, on his 21st birthday in 1779, of over £100,000 in a single game of hazard to a Mr O'Byrne.

"Laying odds" probably comes from the odds bet in craps, while "at sixes and sevens" is thought to come from "set upon six and seven," a possible reference to the game of Hazard in Chaucer's "Canterbury Tales".

Some South American nations, including Argentina, Colombia, Peru and Uruguay, allow gambling by citizens and tourists alike, said Martin Di Meola of the Latin American Games of Hazard Assn. in Buenos Aires.

There is at least one game of chance loaded with particularly hateful hazards.

Hazards are part of the game of golf but one hazard would seem to be easier to avoid than many ponds, lakes or bunkers.

"Games hinge on a single moment of hazard, of the ball hitting the post and going in or going out," said Hodgson.

Having been criticised by Mourinho for her and Fearn's lack of understanding of the game in ruling Hazard out the next phase of play, Carneiro posted on Facebook on Monday thanking people for having sent supportive messages over the weekend in light of the incident.

But the desperate nature of Chelsea's game of catch-up rather clouded Hazard's mind.

(Hazard was a popular game of dice).