How to Use gamble in a Sentence
- The mayor is gambling that the new policies will help rather than hurt the city.
- The mayor is gambling with the city's future.
- He would often gamble hundreds of dollars on a hand of poker.
- He's been drinking and gambling heavily.
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But the data gave us the courage to gamble.
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Tom Frieden,
Fortune,
21 Sep. 2025
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Before the apps, clients had to make plans for how and when to gamble.
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The Conversation,
Fortune,
7 Feb. 2023
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Like others, he is barred from gambling.
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Meredith Colias-Pete,
Chicago Tribune,
3 June 2026
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The arrest comes amid a crackdown on gambling dens in the city.
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Jason Green,
Mercury News,
1 May 2026
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Many people can gamble or play games of chance without harm.
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Don Sweeney,
Sacbee.com,
28 June 2026
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Gavin Owens said some of his classmates can’t seem to stop gambling.
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Suzy Khimm,
NBC news,
19 Mar. 2026
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Pughsley learned to gamble at a young age.
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Keith O’Brien,
New Yorker,
25 June 2026
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At this point, Ohtani is not known to have gambled at all, let alone on baseball.
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Jack Harris,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Mar. 2024
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Oogie Boogie is a sack of bugs that likes to gamble.
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Lisa Stardust,
PEOPLE,
28 Oct. 2025
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And believe me, people like to gamble.
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Alex Crippen,
CNBC,
4 Apr. 2026
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Tom’s main piece of advice was to never gamble on the Strip.
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Mckay Coppins,
The Atlantic,
12 Mar. 2026
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Rose had to commit a crime to gamble, seeking out bookies to make his bets.
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Peter Abraham,
BostonGlobe.com,
25 Mar. 2023
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While these options may indeed be the answer, this is not the time to gamble.
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Mike Bugembe,
Forbes,
16 May 2022
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Easy to get along with, big-time jokester, loved to play cards and to gamble a little bit playing cards.
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Omari Sankofa Ii,
Detroit Free Press,
11 May 2022
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Someone who likes to gamble is a risk seeker, while someone who doesn’t is risk averse.
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Iese Business School,
Forbes,
15 Feb. 2024
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Graham wants to gamble on the lives of our Marines, but the money won’t be his.
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Chicago Tribune,
30 Mar. 2026
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And people are drawn to sports not just to gamble, or to get drunk, but because of the drama.
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Mac Engel
april 16,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
16 Apr. 2026
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The Lahlouhs have plenty of money to gamble.
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Pat Maio,
Oc Register,
2 May 2026
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But none of that requires us to gamble with groundwater.
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Alex Burton,
Chicago Tribune,
28 June 2026
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Pool, hot tub, event space, chef’s kitchen Some go to Vegas to gamble.
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Bailey Berg,
Architectural Digest,
8 Apr. 2026
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Politicians gambling on their own elections.
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ABC News,
26 Apr. 2026
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Horse racing was how most people could gamble legally.
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Baltimore Sun Staff,
Baltimore Sun,
16 Apr. 2026
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Now, the 54-year-old breast cancer survivor does not want to gamble with her health.
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Jon Lapook,
CBS News,
4 Oct. 2022
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This time, the upswing is clear and few — least of all the hyperscalers — are gambling on an end.
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Debby Wu,
Fortune,
15 Feb. 2026
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At the end of the day, don’t forget to play for fun and gamble responsibly!
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Sponsored Content,
The Mercury News,
8 Mar. 2024
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Brendan Sorsby gambled on his own team to win a football game.
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Trey Wallace Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
2 June 2026
- Starting her own business was a gamble, but it paid off.
- She thought about starting her own business, but she decided it was too much of a gamble.
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That was one gamble that paid off.
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Erick Smith,
USA Today,
26 Aug. 2025
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Now, this is why this is a gamble.
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Lauren Bengtson,
Better Homes & Gardens,
5 Mar. 2026
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His gamble now seems to have paid off.
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Ben Weiss,
Fortune,
12 Mar. 2026
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But this is a high-stakes gamble.
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Florent Bouguin,
Forbes.com,
27 Aug. 2025
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But that was all part of the gamble.
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Katherine Polcari,
Southern Living,
21 Dec. 2025
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So far, that gamble hasn’t paid off.
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Harman Dayal,
New York Times,
30 Jan. 2026
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Had her gamble on Ish paid off then?
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Literary Hub,
1 Apr. 2026
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For Grassle, the gamble paid off.
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Amanda Champagne Meadows,
PEOPLE,
12 Dec. 2025
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The Isak gamble didn’t pay off.
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James Pearce,
New York Times,
15 Apr. 2026
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The lifestyle as a whole is a gamble too.
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Andrew Watman,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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And what about the biggest gamble of the night?
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Elizabeth Robinson,
NBC news,
24 Apr. 2026
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Searching for new oil is a risky gamble.
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David Goldman,
CNN Money,
4 May 2026
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Turns out, his gamble was right on the money.
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Selena Fragassi,
SPIN,
11 May 2026
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And that was a gamble that paid off … people loved it.
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Hema Sivanandam,
Mercury News,
6 Feb. 2026
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But the head coach’s boldest gamble did not pay off.
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Zack Cox,
Hartford Courant,
3 May 2026
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Anything faster than that is just a gamble.
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Joe Salas
october 09,
New Atlas,
9 Oct. 2025
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But that would be a historic gamble.
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Andy Browne,
semafor.com,
15 Jan. 2026
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Five years later, that gamble has paid off — big time.
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Susan Stapleton,
Des Moines Register,
14 Feb. 2026
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Now, that gamble has clearly paid off.
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Danielle Chemtob,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2026
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My gamble wasn’t going to pay off.
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Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
22 Apr. 2026
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Seattle’s gamble paid off in a ring.
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Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
11 Mar. 2026
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Of course, all draft choices are gambles.
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Nick Canepa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 Apr. 2026
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If the answer is shop, gamble, or drink, that’s telling.
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Essence,
19 Sep. 2025
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Black’s gamble paid off with his tick still in place at the time of writing.
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Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
3 Apr. 2023
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The Watt move is a gamble, but one with high upside.
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Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
2 Sep. 2025
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For a republic that lived on trade, the gamble was a huge risk.
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Britannica Editors,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
21 July 2026
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Searching for the best flight deals can often feel like a gamble.
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Rachel Chang,
Condé Nast Traveler,
28 Aug. 2023
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This is a gamble the gambler should not have taken.
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Lawrence Dow,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
30 Aug. 2025
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