Some were endeavouring to warm themselves in the narrow strip of sunshine which found its way into the courtyard; others were staking all they possessed, a few coppers, perhaps, at games of dice, their eagerness as great as that of the man who is Hazarding his thousands; some were carrying on a silent game at cards, the loser, by the motion of his hand towards the place where his dagger used to be, proving the use he would have made of it had he been armed.
"The Prime Minister"
W.H.G. Kingston
We had learnt, from various quarters, that the enemy was concentrating his forces for the purpose of Hazarding a battle in defence of his capital.
"The Campaigns of the British Army at Washington and New Orleans 1814-1815"
G. R. Gleig
The passengers, surprised, put their heads out of the windows, to ascertain the reason for the unexpected delay, Hazarding various conjectures but unanimous in their vituperation of the company.
"Fantômas"
Pierre Souvestre Marcel Allain