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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Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Nov. 2025
One way these recent ones might be best exploited, Rishe and Strode both believe, is through reforms of prop bets — wagers on specific occurrences within a game or event that don’t necessarily affect the outcome (yet also could).
—Kansas City Star, 14 Nov. 2025
MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Nov. 2025
Lewis had $1,400 at the start, wagered $5, and left the game with $1,405.
—Cheryl V. Jackson, IndyStar, 12 Nov. 2025
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Noun
First wager after registration must qualify.
—Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Nov. 2025
One way these recent ones might be best exploited, Rishe and Strode both believe, is through reforms of prop bets — wagers on specific occurrences within a game or event that don’t necessarily affect the outcome (yet also could).
—Kansas City Star, 14 Nov. 2025
Verb
That means money that could have gone into retirement savings, small business investment, home financing, or other worthwhile pursuits is instead wagered and lost.
—MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Nov. 2025
Lewis had $1,400 at the start, wagered $5, and left the game with $1,405.
—Cheryl V. Jackson, IndyStar, 12 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for wager
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“Wager.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wager. Accessed 20 Nov. 2025.
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