gamble

Example Sentences

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Viewers can be choosy about how they spend their cash and time, and may not always want to gamble on a movie they’ve never heard of.

From Los Angeles Times

This isn't a period to make short-term gambles.

From BBC

“In my mind, we were playing a long gamble on the courts challenging the executive orders, so that’s good news,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times

It was a real-time compositional gamble, guided by instinct and trust.

From Los Angeles Times

Young men who hold the three most common assets in the survey — a savings account, an automobile and crypto — gamble at remarkable rates, and close to 25% bet online daily.

From MarketWatch