gamble on
Example Sentences
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And for China, as the crisis continues in the Strait of Hormuz, its own gamble on Russian energy appears to be paying dividends.
From BBC • May 18, 2026
Nearby, dusty sacks of potatoes are piled along the field edges, some loaded onto trucks, others left to sit for weeks, as farmers gamble on prices that rarely improve.
From Barron's • May 15, 2026
Now Amazon is exploring bringing the show back — reportedly with Donald Trump Jr. — taking a gamble on the appeal of the Trump name as the era of reality TV fades away.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 30, 2026
“In my mind, we were playing a long gamble on the courts challenging the executive orders, so that’s good news,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 23, 2025
When the Depression started, he was newly married and had just bought his big car, moved to Queens, and made his great gamble on the writing-paper business.
From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell
