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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Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 20 Oct. 2025
Bet $5 on Buccaneers-Lions, Texans-Seahawks or Mariners-Blue Jays and get $300 in bonus bets if your wager settles as a win.
—Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Oct. 2025
Tom Chavez, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2025
New customers in remaining states can wager up to $1,500 and score a bonus refund after a loss.
—Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025
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Noun
Bejarano, whom the complaint alleges is the bookmaker and administrator of the operation, received gambling wagers via services such as Venmo and Zelle.
—Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 20 Oct. 2025
Bet $5 on Buccaneers-Lions, Texans-Seahawks or Mariners-Blue Jays and get $300 in bonus bets if your wager settles as a win.
—Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Oct. 2025
Verb
That’s the risk Benioff is taking, along with Elon Musk, Marc Andreessen, and others who are wagering that this administration and its strong-man instincts will outlast the next three years.
—Tom Chavez, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2025
New customers in remaining states can wager up to $1,500 and score a bonus refund after a loss.
—Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025
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“Wager.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wager. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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