gambled
Example Sentences
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When he gambled with a risky ball and failed to find a target, there was another uprising.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
From the messy set of ‘Apocalypse Now’ to the secret edits of ‘Star Wars,’ author Paul Fischer pulls back the curtain on how Coppola, Lucas and Spielberg gambled their friendships to build the modern blockbuster.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 1, 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 21-year-old art history major says she had never gambled on anything before, but as an Oscars obsessive she surmised that Timothée Chalamet’s “Marty Supreme” campaign was on shaky ground with traditional voters.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 12, 2026
She had gambled on the family’s foolishness and self-delusion, and she had won by a length, as they say at the Derby.
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
