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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And how many people lost their shirts making similar gambles?
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 26, 2026
Perhaps freed by having lifted the trophy, we have seen the Spaniard take more gambles in personnel and tactics.
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026
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
The implicit part of these gambles is that, in a way similar to the rise of search and smartphones, the winner takes all.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 27, 2026
And then, on the twenty-ninth move, with the position equal, Fischer engaged in one of the most dangerous gambles of his career.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
