gamble
verb (used without object)
to play at any game of chance for money or other stakes.
gambles
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pluralof gamble.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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present tense formof gamble (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
gambleverb (used without object)to play at any game of chance for money or other stakes.
Example Sentences
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Here, Holland’s Telemachus gambles Athena is hiding inside half the people he meets until his father chides, “Don’t look for gods in men, you’ll just be disappointed.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026
Having just raised $122 billion in new funds at a valuation of $852 billion, OpenAI can probably afford a few speculative gambles.
From Barron's ● Apr. 3, 2026
You don’t want to end up like this lost soul, lugging his giant gambles through the hellscape of his own mind:
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 27, 2026
When he speaks off the cuff it’s a gamble—he doesn’t know what he’s going to say either!—and gambles are exciting and diverting.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 22, 2026
They, too, were gambles, rolls of the dice.
From "Bodega Dreams" by Ernesto Quinonez
