stake a claim

phrase

: to assert a title or right to something by or as if by placing stakes usually to satisfy a legal requirement

They staked a claim to the land.

—often used figuratively

With a strong showing in the early rounds, she has staked her claim as one of the favorites to win.

Examples of stake a claim in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Crop domestication can stake a claim to being among the most pivotal technological advances in human history. — Ornob Alam, The Conversation, 12 Oct. 2026

In the spring of 2024, pro-Palestinian student protesters erected an encampment on Harvard Yard, staking a claim to the heart of the university’s 400-year-old campus. — Cameron Pugh, Christian Science Monitor, 7 Oct. 2026

The Nolan Ryan Fan Club might disagree, but even Ryan isn’t staking a claim to that honor. — Jayson Stark, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026

The CMOs who succeed over the next three years will stake a claim to a companywide story and deliver it consistently across product, comms, sales and the LLMs. — Rekha Thomas, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for stake a claim

• acclaim
• aflame
• airframe
• ballgame
• became
• declaim
• defame
• disclaim
• doorframe
• exclaim
• inflame
• mainframe