gambled
Example Sentences
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"Like many legacy automakers it gambled on motorists making a quick move to EVs - and lost as the world shifted."
From BBC ● May 14, 2026
“At this point, everyone I know knows someone whose husband has gambled away all their money,” political influencer Emily Amick, 41, whose book club feverishly discussed “Strangers.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 17, 2026
That means Disney and ABC either chose to disregard its existence, or gambled – correctly, it turns out – that the public wouldn’t bother to look too deeply into what happened.
From Salon ● Mar. 21, 2026
The moves were a complete departure from last year, when the Rams wrongly gambled that a young and aggressive pass rush could offset their decision to not make a single upgrade to the secondary.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 12, 2026
Woolf had gambled everything, and it seemed to have worked.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
