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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Luke Garrett, NPR, 14 Mar. 2026
Murphy accused those with insider knowledge of placing those wagers and reaping big payouts.
—Lisa Hagen, Hartford Courant, 12 Mar. 2026
Jonathan J. Cooper, Los Angeles Times, 9 Mar. 2026
The bettors are said to have wagered on either the velocity or the result (a ball or a hit-by-pitch) of a pitch by Clase or Ortiz, typically the first pitch of a predetermined inning.
—Zack Meisel, New York Times, 7 Mar. 2026
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Noun
In February, Israeli authorities arrested and charged a civilian and a military reservist on suspicion of using classified information to place wagers on Polymarket.
—Luke Garrett, NPR, 14 Mar. 2026
Murphy accused those with insider knowledge of placing those wagers and reaping big payouts.
—Lisa Hagen, Hartford Courant, 12 Mar. 2026
Verb
Almost 40 million people visited Las Vegas last year, and gamblers wagered $14 billion at Clark County casinos, according to the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority.
—Jonathan J. Cooper, Los Angeles Times, 9 Mar. 2026
The bettors are said to have wagered on either the velocity or the result (a ball or a hit-by-pitch) of a pitch by Clase or Ortiz, typically the first pitch of a predetermined inning.
—Zack Meisel, New York Times, 7 Mar. 2026
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“Wager.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wager. Accessed 17 Mar. 2026.
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