How to Use gambling in a Sentence

gambling

noun
  • So what gave rise to this new wave of sports gambling?
    — Darian Woods, NPR, 17 June 2026
  • He got hooked on gambling at age 11.
    — Kayla Hayempour, NBC news, 23 Mar. 2026
  • And maybe stay away from the gambling either way?
    — Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 14 Jan. 2026
  • Puig was alleged to have lied about gambling on sports.
    — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2026
  • His debt was mainly due to gambling.
    — Michael Nied, PEOPLE, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Slutty queen of the gambling world.
    — Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Over the years, as sports gambling has become more of a norm, lines have been crossed.
    — Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 30 Dec. 2025
  • Who runs the gambling board when Ahmad isn’t around?
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 17 Apr. 2026
  • There was no update on the gambling probe at the time of this writing.
    — Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Their owners used to claim a loophole in the state’s gambling laws.
    — Jeff A. Chamer may 15, Charlotte Observer, 15 May 2026
  • The League has its own gambling sponsor.
    — Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Apr. 2026
  • Tax revenue from sports gambling pays for water projects across the state.
    — Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 24 Apr. 2026
  • None of it is coming from gambling either.
    — Zach Harper, New York Times, 16 Mar. 2026
  • Many friends and colleagues didn't know the extent of his gambling.
    — ABC News, 25 Feb. 2026
  • Many walk away losers while riding the gambling lightning.
    — David Hookstead Outkick, FOXNews.com, 17 June 2026
  • Prop bets are the gambling distortion on steroids.
    — Rand Richards Cooper, Hartford Courant, 8 Jan. 2026
  • In the Super Bowl ads for gambling apps.
    — Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 14 Feb. 2026
  • There’s more gambling, more of an underground vibe.
    — Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 26 Dec. 2025
  • Farrell’s study of a gambling addict is screen acting of a rare kind.
    — Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 30 Aug. 2025
  • For a time, no one in the world was believed to have treated more gambling addicts than him.
    — Jasper Craven, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
  • As a result, gambling prevention is left to the states.
    — Rachel Hale, USA Today, 17 Jan. 2026
  • Have more questions about sports gambling in Missouri?
    — Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 28 Oct. 2025
  • Of that group, 36% reported gambling in the last year.
    — Nick Penzenstadler, USA Today, 3 Feb. 2026
  • Jared was the first to suggest that our gambling might be caused by the medication.
    — J. Aaron Sanders, STAT, 4 Feb. 2026
  • So why would anyone take issue with using a gambling tax to learn about the effects of gambling?
    — Vanity Fair, 12 Jan. 2026
  • Ever since the advent of sports, humans have found ways to lose money gambling on them.
    — Mckay Coppins, The Atlantic, 12 Mar. 2026
  • Will this legal bet end up like Drizzy’s roller coaster of a gambling career?
    — Zoe Guy, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2025
  • But for as long as some Americans have loved gambling, others have judged it.
    — Will Gottsegen, The Atlantic, 22 Jan. 2026
  • But all the drinking, gambling, and prostitution was above ground and out in the open.
    — JSTOR Daily, 20 Oct. 2025
  • People have strong opinions on gambling and football.
    — Andy Mitten, New York Times, 8 May 2026

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