How to Use dice in a Sentence

dice

1 of 2 noun
  • They were shooting dice in one of the bar's back rooms.
  • In this game, each player rolls the dice to see who plays first.
  • So the league rolls the dice here.
    — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 8 May 2026
  • But this is not worth rolling the dice.
    — Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 22 Mar. 2026
  • There is a huge roll of the dice here.
    — NBC news, 4 Jan. 2026
  • But the dice giveth and the dice taketh away.
    — Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 24 Feb. 2026
  • But Marathon is rolling the dice on it.
    — Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 16 Jan. 2026
  • Peel the eggs and dice into small pieces.
    — Paul Stephen, San Antonio Express-News, 1 Apr. 2026
  • Does that risk add up, or does each roll of the dice stand alone?
    — Elizabeth Cooney, STAT, 20 Sep. 2023
  • The band is wrapped up in a heated dice game.
    — Jonathan Terrell, Rolling Stone, 23 Sep. 2025
  • One by one, players will roll three dice.
    — Katherine Polcari, Southern Living, 21 Dec. 2025
  • Slice, dice, chop, grate and cook the foods of your choosing.
    — Cody Godwin, USA Today, 5 Jan. 2026
  • Instead of rolling the dice on the games, get a first bet on the house.
    — cleveland, 20 Jan. 2023
  • Get rid of the rolling the dice for your Shot in the Dark.
    — Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 16 June 2026
  • No dice for me yet, but maybe 2026 will be my year.
    — Maya Silver, Outside, 20 Jan. 2026
  • The pitching market is such that some team might roll the dice.
    — Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 31 July 2023
  • The Raiders are about as certain as the next throw of the dice.
    — Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 18 Oct. 2022
  • Grill baby ones whole, or dice larger ones and sauté or steam.
    — Arricca Elin Sansone, House Beautiful, 23 Aug. 2022
  • And will the Guardians roll the dice on a sportsbook of their own?
    — Joe Noga, cleveland, 5 Jan. 2023
  • Simply gather around the game board and take turns rolling the dice.
    — Mark Heim | [email protected], al, 14 Dec. 2022
  • Find someone that has never played craps and ask them to roll the dice.
    — Liza Esquibias, PEOPLE, 14 Nov. 2025
  • For larger fruits, dice and sauté as a side dish or toss over pasta.
    — Arricca Sansone, Country Living, 19 July 2020
  • But with the ball in his top scorer's hands, May rolled the dice.
    — Tim Reynolds, USA TODAY, 28 Jan. 2024
  • Drain, press if desired, then slice, dice or tear into pieces.
    — Kate Williams, AJC.com, 10 Mar. 2026
  • But both WRs are decent dice rolls.
    — Jess Bryant, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
  • The college has a week to decide whether to roll the dice or pull the plug.
    — Kyle Whitmire, al, 29 Mar. 2023
  • The game includes two pig dice, a dice cup, and a pig scoring guide with a scorepad.
    — Kaitlyn McInnis, Travel + Leisure, 23 Oct. 2023
  • The dice are almost always two-sided and made of bone or wood.
    — Evan Bush, NBC news, 3 Apr. 2026
  • My window was going to close anyway, so why not roll the dice?
    — Jane Park, PEOPLE, 9 May 2026
  • Slice the broccoli stalks into thin coins or cut into a fine dice.
    — Emma Laperruque, Bon Appétit, 26 Feb. 2023

dice

2 of 2 verb
  • Dice the potatoes and add them to the soup.
  • Slice them in half and scoop with a spoon, or peel and dice them.
    — Brandi Jones, Verywell Health, 23 Dec. 2025
  • Slice them in half and scoop with a spoon, or peel and dice them.
    — Brandi Jones, Verywell Health, 22 May 2026
  • Why not just add more fire and dice around the place to spruce it up?
    — Sponsored Content, The Mercury News, 21 Feb. 2024
  • Try two slices cooked, diced, and added to the dish or served on top.
    — Nancy Lebrun, Verywell Health, 21 Nov. 2025
  • To do this, the wafers are first diced into chips.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 22 Sep. 2025
  • The hosts were rolled, sliced, diced, chewed up and spit back out again.
    — Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 21 Dec. 2025
  • Don’t be surprised if that gets sliced and diced too.
    — Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 31 May 2026
  • When diced, add to the sauce pan, cover, and sweat with the meat.
    — Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 3 Oct. 2023
  • When done, dice the breasts into half-inch chunks and spread on top of the pie.
    — David Rainer Alabama Department Of Conservation and Natural Resources, al, 17 Aug. 2023
  • Raw baby turnips can be sliced or diced and used in salads.
    — Christopher Bergland, Verywell Health, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Kumari quickly diced one full onion and ground it on a stone slab.
    — Mithil Aggarwal, NBC News, 24 Sep. 2023
  • Or try smoked mozzarella for a change of pace; just dice it up.
    — Katie Workman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Aug. 2023
  • Save some time cutting up your herbs and quickly dice them with these shears.
    — Kylee McGuigan, Popular Mechanics, 5 Aug. 2022
  • When cool, pull the chicken into large shreds (or dice with a knife).
    — Jeanmarie Brownson, charlotteobserver, 17 Apr. 2018
  • Do not peel the poblanos, but remove the stem and seeds and dice the peppers.
    — Paul Stephen, ExpressNews.com, 23 Sep. 2020
  • And for the butter, dice up 2 ½ sticks into small cubes.
    — Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Feb. 2026
  • Remove from the heat and when the beets are cool enough to handle, peel and dice them.
    — Jessica Battilana, San Francisco Chronicle, 12 Mar. 2021
  • There was no need to chop or dice in order to make things easier.
    — Brittany Vanderbill, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Nov. 2022
  • When time is up, your chicken should be fall-off-the-bone tender and ready to dice.
    — Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 30 Dec. 2023
  • In a large saute pan over medium heat, cook 5 ounces diced pancetta until crispy.
    — Sarah Fritsche, San Francisco Chronicle, 2 Feb. 2018
  • Just dice them up and toss them in the skillet along with all the other goodies.
    — Paul Stephen, San Antonio Express-News, 26 Apr. 2021
  • Cut away the white pith and finely dice the lemon flesh, discarding any seeds.
    — Tribune News Service, cleveland, 1 Apr. 2021
  • Since the shrimp are diced, the size doesn’t matter as much as the quality.
    — Kim Sunée, Anchorage Daily News, 27 Apr. 2023
  • Quarter, core and dice the apples into very small cubes and place in a large bowl.
    — Vogue, 5 Aug. 2022
  • The carrots would need to be washed and peeled, diced, but otherwise, fine.
    — Hilary Leichter, Harper's Magazine, 25 May 2020
  • To dice the tomato, cut it in half lengthwise, through the stem and down through its pert bottom.
    — G. Daniela Galarza, Washington Post, 11 Jan. 2024
  • Layer about half of the bacon pieces and diced egg onto the lettuce.
    — Nancy Vienneau, Southern Living, 11 Mar. 2026
  • Evenly dice the onion, carrot and celery.
    — Cody Godwin, USA Today, 5 Jan. 2026
  • The pancetta should be diced by hand, the mushrooms are best chopped with a knife, and the tomatoes crushed with a fork.
    — Eric Asimov, New York Times, 8 Feb. 2018

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