- present participle of gamble.
gambling
Example Sentences
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Both converged last month on Jacob Coxon, a 27-year-old researcher who quit Anthropic warning that AI companies were "gambling with our lives."
From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026
An outrageous score, with an outrageous slice of luck presuming Carreras was gambling to get anything on the ball, rather than plotting that particular flightpath.
From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026
Circuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnati ruled against prediction-market operator Kalshi on Friday, saying Ohio and Tennessee can apply their gambling laws to its sports-related event contracts.
From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026
“Our gambling laws exist to protect New Yorkers, prevent the potential harms of problem gambling, and ensure funding for educational and public benefit programs,” James said in a statement.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
The line between gambling and investing is artificial and thin.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
