at stake

phrase

: at issue : in jeopardy

Millions of dollars are at stake.

Many lives/jobs are at stake.

Examples of at stake in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Muslim leaders and community members, in turn, told the USA TODAY Network they’re left fighting to defend their faith and warning the nation that its founding principles are at stake. — Brieanna J. Frank, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2026

The battle could have major ramifications for this year’s elections, when control of Congress is at stake. — Lindsay Whitehurst, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2026

The Administration’s legal filings had already pivoted from quoting historical accounts of White House modernization to arguing that the President’s life was at stake. — Antonia Hitchens, New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2026

Images that insist, against indifference, that something remains at stake. — Alessia Glaviano, Vogue, 4 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1609, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for at stake

• awake
• backache
• beefsteak
• betake
• cheesecake
• cupcake
• daybreak
• earthquake
• forsake
• gouache
• handshake
• headache