gambled in English

verb
1
play games of chance for money; bet.
she was fond of gambling on cards and horses
synonyms:betplace/lay a bet on somethingstake money on somethingback the horsesgameplay the ponies
2
take risky action in the hope of a desired result.
the British could only gamble that something would turn up
synonyms:take a chancetake a riskstick one's neck outgo out on a limb
verb

Use "gambled" in a sentence

Below are sample sentences containing the word "gambled" from the English Dictionary. We can refer to these sentence patterns for sentences in case of finding sample sentences with the word "gambled", or refer to the context using the word "gambled" in the English Dictionary.

1. Nielsen gambled his inheritance away.

2. Gambled and partied, squandered every penny.

3. They took a risk, gambled with their reputations.

4. His father, an agricultural laborer, drank and gambled.

5. They gambled on the result of a race.

6. Potter gambled everything on his new play being a hit.

7. During the late shower, Timo Glock gambled on staying out on drys.

8. Kirkpatrick frequented pool halls, gambled and hung out on the streets.

9. “I stole, gambled, watched pornography, harassed women, and swore at my parents,” he says.

10. A young Australian man named Wade abused alcohol and drugs, gambled, and had many immoral relationships.

11. The lonely Lothario: He bathed in bubbly, out-Caroused O'Toole, seduced Hollywood co-stars galore and gambled away millions

12. Tom only found out after his mother's death that she had gambled away his inheritance.

13. He said his brother gambled and his sister began a loan business that eventually failed .

14. I lied, I stole, I cheated I gambled, I whored, I drank and persecuted, tortured and murdered.

15. The federal government gambled hundreds of thousands of dollars in research funds to work on the project.

16. All but one volunteer - who had been abstinent for a year - gambled at least once a week.

17. My husband and I were both working, earning quite good money, but we gambled away most of our wages.

18. Intervention is not like a poker game where you can fold early; having gambled, you have to stick it out.

19. During the next three years he frequented prostitutes, learned to box, gambled, and “Clareted and champagned.’’ He also wrote poetry and plays, and a slim volume of translations and