Sentence examples for gambled only from inspiring English sources

The book on which his editors similarly gambled only occasionally approaches the excitement of high-stakes wagering; Martinez is at his best describing the motley assortment of characters whose livelihoods whether won or earned depend on the orgiastic money pit that is casino culture.

Investors gambled only on the payment of interest and the intermediate marketability of the bonds.

Numerous apocryphal stories from his life have circulated among the group; some accounts have claimed that he gambled only as a means to reach others with his teachings.

He never smoked or chewed tobacco, gambled only once and was fond of boasting that he "never knew intoxication". By comparison, Fillmore makes Jimmy Carter look like Richard Nixon.

"And when those three keep on gambling only one will win".

But whereas the other states allowed gambling only on riverboats, Mississippi added an ingenious loophole that let gambling halls be constructed on barges that float in moats.

If you gamble, only risk what you can afford to lose, and never expect to win". He dropped out of high school during his senior year because his father had a heart attack and needed help with the dairy.

Right now, in all of China, it’s legal to gamble only in Macao, 11 square miles of densely packed humanity.

He gambled not only his fortune but, with it, the "health of the national economy," and "the only thing more remarkable than his recklessness was his success".

As Lipitor gained market share, that gamble only grew.

They're a gamble, only more so in politics where the stakes are often higher and sudden death more brutal.