gamble

Example Sentences

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That, to say the least, is a gamble.

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026

Vachon was also the one who took Robitaille with the 171st pick, in the ninth round of the 12-round 1984 draft — and even then it was considered a gamble.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2026

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

As the network pundits would later acknowledge, choosing Barack Obama to speak to an audience of millions had been a mighty gamble.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama