gamble

Example Sentences

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Several years ago, when headquarters was virtually empty thanks to the pandemic-era remote-work policy, he took a gamble parking in a spot at the end of a row dedicated for Stellantis vehicles.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

"We took a really big gamble," said Brenner, now a postdoc at Yale.

From Science Daily • Mar. 21, 2026

Not only does the Ellisons’ gamble look less sturdy, but so do their sources of backup.

From Slate • Mar. 20, 2026

It’s obviously a gamble, given that we don’t know if you will survive your wife or if she will outlive you.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 17, 2026

This brought to mind the woods in the Wizard of Oz, where the trees have ugly faces and malign intent and every step seems a gamble.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson