Sentence examples for might gamble from inspiring English sources

When his mind returns to football, he mentally reviews game situations in which he might gamble.

In the case of a minority prime minister, he might gamble on winning the vote without having struck formal deals with other parties.

Normally, any mention of Monte Carlo would cause a planner to shudder, fearing that a client might gamble away his retirement savings.

Dr. Marc N. Potenza, the lead researcher, speculated that the different choices of games reflected a possible difference in motivation: that women might gamble "as a means of escape from distressing problems," while men might "more often seek ego enhancement through the thrill of competitive risk-taking".

But critics pointed out that rational people might not behave that way: rather than avert risk, people might instead gamble by calling for society to maximize the income of the richest.

The Israelis might rationally gamble that when push came to shove, the U.S. would turn a blind eye.

That leaves fund managers who might otherwise gamble on new issuers with less capital to invest, and less flexibility.

Did you feel that you might be gambling the future of your company with those live appearances?

Clubs might be gambling in chasing Bryant, offering him a six-year contract worth as much as $90 million.

In doing so the government has taken on a politically powerful industry that for a while seemed like it might transform gambling around the world.

Leeds's top scorer could have made up an attacking trio, but Grayson instead drew Gradel back into midfield when others might have gambled more forcefully.