gamble
verb (used without object)
to play at any game of chance for money or other stakes.
have gambled
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present perfectof gamble.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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And they have gambled on Roberts managing an injury-ravaged pitching staff.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 22, 2025
"It doesn't make any sense to me. But I have gambled on people unfortunately."
From BBC ● Apr. 1, 2023
The grandstands are full of spectators on weekdays and overflowing for the weekend finals, with animated fans cheering on their favorites and waving fists full of the Indonesian rupiah they have gambled.
From New York Times ● Aug. 24, 2019
The Mets have gambled, and so far won — big.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 27, 2015
“Four thousand...! I wouldn’t have gambled if I’d known you were this bliddy good,” he said.
From "Stormbreaker" by Anthony Horowitz
