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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Shawn Tully, Fortune, 7 Mar. 2026
In the arc of his ascent, Ohman has reinforced Yale’s wager on projection.
—Ira Gorawara, New York Times, 5 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
Unfortunately, America’s workers may be paying for that wager.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 7 Mar. 2026
In the arc of his ascent, Ohman has reinforced Yale’s wager on projection.
—Ira Gorawara, New York Times, 5 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 12 Mar. 2026.
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