gambled
Example Sentences
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Most audacious of all was FedEx’s Fred Smith who literally gambled with the carrier’s last few thousand dollars to cover its fuel bill.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 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
"Like many legacy automakers it gambled on motorists making a quick move to EVs - and lost as the world shifted."
From BBC ● May 14, 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 facts are when he was sixteen he got a shot at coming to America, gambled on the land of opportunity and lost.
From "The Princess Bride" by William Goldman
