gamble

Example Sentences

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Several years ago, when headquarters was virtually empty thanks to the pandemic-era remote-work policy, he took a gamble parking in a spot at the end of a row dedicated for Stellantis vehicles.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

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

From Science Daily • Mar. 21, 2026

Winning cures most ills, and there is a calculated gamble from Gould, Key and co that England have a good chance of success over the coming months.

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026

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

From Slate • Mar. 20, 2026

He did not think of this course of action as suicidal, but as another gallant gamble of the sort he was accustomed to winning.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis