Example Sentences

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“But there is no work for us anywhere. There is nothing to do but fight. I know I am gambling with my life, but it is a matter of necessity.”

From Washington Post • Jul. 29, 2018

The thing I am gambling on is that after death people become automatically ghosts, and possess thereby complete freedom of movement.

From Time Magazine Archive

It’s true there are no bloodstains on my hands, but this time I am gambling for higher stakes than ever before in my life.

From The Gray Phantom by Landon, Herman