How to Use gamble in a Sentence

gamble

1 of 2 verb

• 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.
• But the data gave us the courage to gamble.
  — Tom Frieden, Fortune, 21 Sep. 2025
• Before the apps, clients had to make plans for how and when to gamble.
  — The Conversation, Fortune, 7 Feb. 2023
• Like others, he is barred from gambling.
  — Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 3 June 2026
• The arrest comes amid a crackdown on gambling dens in the city.
  — Jason Green, Mercury News, 1 May 2026
• Many people can gamble or play games of chance without harm.
  — Helena Wegner, Miami Herald, 11 Sep. 2025
• Many people can gamble or play games of chance without harm.
  — Don Sweeney, Kansas City Star, 30 Sep. 2025
• Many people can gamble or play games of chance without harm.
  — Helena Wegner, Sacbee.com, 2 Oct. 2025
• Many people can gamble or play games of chance without harm.
  — Helena Wegner, Sacbee.com, 22 Sep. 2025
• Many people can gamble or play games of chance without harm.
  — Don Sweeney, Miami Herald, 23 Sep. 2025
• Many people can gamble or play games of chance without harm.
  — Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 25 Sep. 2025
• Many people can gamble or play games of chance without harm.
  — Helena Wegner, Sacbee.com, 24 Sep. 2025
• Many people can gamble or play games of chance without harm.
  — Daniella Segura, Miami Herald, 19 Sep. 2025
• Many people can gamble or play games of chance without harm.
  — Helena Wegner, Sacbee.com, 16 Sep. 2025
• Many people can gamble or play games of chance without harm.
  — Simone Jasper, Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2025
• Many people can gamble or play games of chance without harm.
  — Daniella Segura, Miami Herald, 12 Sep. 2025
• Many people can gamble or play games of chance without harm.
  — Paloma Chavez, Miami Herald, 22 Aug. 2025
• Many people can gamble or play games of chance without harm.
  — Helena Wegner, Miami Herald, 9 Sep. 2025
• Many people can gamble or play games of chance without harm.
  — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 10 Sep. 2025
• Many people can gamble or play games of chance without harm.
  — Don Sweeney, Kansas City Star, 7 Sep. 2025
• Many people can gamble or play games of chance without harm.
  — Daniella Segura, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2025
• Many people can gamble or play games of chance without harm.
  — Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 2 Sep. 2025
• Many people can gamble or play games of chance without harm.
  — Simone Jasper, Charlotte Observer, 3 Sep. 2025
• Many people can gamble or play games of chance without harm.
  — Daniella Segura, Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2025
• Many people can gamble or play games of chance without harm.
  — Don Sweeney, Miami Herald, 31 Aug. 2025
• Many people can gamble or play games of chance without harm.
  — Don Sweeney, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 Sep. 2025
• Many people can gamble or play games of chance without harm.
  — Simone Jasper, Miami Herald, 29 Aug. 2025

gamble

2 of 2 noun

• 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.
• That was one gamble that paid off.
  — Erick Smith, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2025
• Now, this is why this is a gamble.
  — Lauren Bengtson, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Mar. 2026
• His gamble now seems to have paid off.
  — Ben Weiss, Fortune, 12 Mar. 2026
• But this is a high-stakes gamble.
  — Florent Bouguin, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
• But that was all part of the gamble.
  — Katherine Polcari, Southern Living, 21 Dec. 2025
• So far, that gamble hasn’t paid off.
  — Harman Dayal, New York Times, 30 Jan. 2026
• Had her gamble on Ish paid off then?
  — Literary Hub, 1 Apr. 2026
• For Grassle, the gamble paid off.
  — Amanda Champagne Meadows, PEOPLE, 12 Dec. 2025
• The Isak gamble didn’t pay off.
  — James Pearce, New York Times, 15 Apr. 2026
• The lifestyle as a whole is a gamble too.
  — Andrew Watman, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
• And what about the biggest gamble of the night?
  — Elizabeth Robinson, NBC news, 24 Apr. 2026
• Searching for new oil is a risky gamble.
  — David Goldman, CNN Money, 4 May 2026
• Turns out, his gamble was right on the money.
  — Selena Fragassi, SPIN, 11 May 2026
• And that was a gamble that paid off … people loved it.
  — Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 6 Feb. 2026
• But the head coach’s boldest gamble did not pay off.
  — Zack Cox, Hartford Courant, 3 May 2026
• Anything faster than that is just a gamble.
  — Joe Salas october 09, New Atlas, 9 Oct. 2025
• But that would be a historic gamble.
  — Andy Browne, semafor.com, 15 Jan. 2026
• Five years later, that gamble has paid off — big time.
  — Susan Stapleton, Des Moines Register, 14 Feb. 2026
• Now, that gamble has clearly paid off.
  — Danielle Chemtob, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
• My gamble wasn’t going to pay off.
  — Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 22 Apr. 2026
• Seattle’s gamble paid off in a ring.
  — Troy Renck, Denver Post, 11 Mar. 2026
• Of course, all draft choices are gambles.
  — Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Apr. 2026
• If the answer is shop, gamble, or drink, that’s telling.
  — Essence, 19 Sep. 2025
• Black’s gamble paid off with his tick still in place at the time of writing.
  — Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 3 Apr. 2023
• The Watt move is a gamble, but one with high upside.
  — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 2 Sep. 2025
• Searching for the best flight deals can often feel like a gamble.
  — Rachel Chang, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Aug. 2023
• This is a gamble the gambler should not have taken.
  — Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Aug. 2025
• But at the time, there was no guarantee the gamble would pay off.
  — Preston Fore, Fortune, 20 June 2026