Examples of wager in a Sentence
Noun
He has a wager on the game.
I don't think the horse will win. What's your wager?
Verb
She wagered $50 on the game.
I wouldn't wager against them.
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Eve Chen, USA Today, 8 May 2026
Either use 1/ST BET, the official betting app of the event, or place a wager in-person at Laurel Park.
—Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 8 May 2026
Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 6 May 2026
Still, not as real as the impact going forward for all of sports, leagues that want to profit from wagering with integrity in the balance.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 2 May 2026
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Noun
But turning world events into wagers can deplete empathy, cautions Brad Fulton, associate professor of management and social policy at Indiana University Bloomington.
—Eve Chen, USA Today, 8 May 2026
Either use 1/ST BET, the official betting app of the event, or place a wager in-person at Laurel Park.
—Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 8 May 2026
Verb
The More Viable Path of Challenging Instead of challenging NCAA sports wagering rules, Sorsby and Kessler might challenge how those rules are applied.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 6 May 2026
Still, not as real as the impact going forward for all of sports, leagues that want to profit from wagering with integrity in the balance.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 2 May 2026
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“Wager.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wager. Accessed 12 May. 2026.
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