gamble

Example Sentences

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With a squad of 26 you can afford to gamble with one player and Stones is worth the gamble.

From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026

"We took a really big gamble," said Brenner, now a postdoc at Yale.

From Science Daily • Mar. 21, 2026

Not only does the Ellisons’ gamble look less sturdy, but so do their sources of backup.

From Slate • Mar. 20, 2026

It’s obviously a gamble, given that we don’t know if you will survive your wife or if she will outlive you.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 17, 2026

"I knew that goat would be a little gold mine. You're a little cooler though. Of course, I'm not going. He shakes his head. "Never gamble at cards.

From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins