poor bet
Example Sentences
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That proved to be a poor bet a couple of hours later when the Ducks rolled to a 3-1 victory, evening the best-of-seven playoff series at 1-1.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 7, 2026
So both investors and financial advisers are guilty of a fundamental confusion when arguing that, because inflation may get worse in coming years, bonds are a poor bet.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 30, 2026
It’s a very poor bet to act on the assumption that they would.
From Slate ● Feb. 19, 2026
If he is right — and there is reason to worry he is — Western policies and provisions that maintain the status quo are a poor bet.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 17, 2023
"So it is Akers and Howard Cardew, and one's a knave and one's a poor bet."
From A Poor Wise Man by Mary Roberts Rinehart
