How to Use vested interest in a Sentence

vested interest

noun
  • She has a vested interest in seeing the business sold, as she'll make a profit from the sale.
  • But each one of us has a stake and a vested interest in seeing this city succeed.
    Kevin Litten, NOLA.com, 7 May 2018
  • House members were advised not to talk with anyone who has a vested interest in how the maps are drawn.
    sun-sentinel.com, 30 Nov. 2021
  • Wrestlers have a vested interest in virus protection, as well.
    Dallas News, 23 Aug. 2020
  • The military has a vested interest in making all of those groups feel welcome.
    Sarah Scoles, Wired, 28 May 2021
  • Allie Quigley, the star of the Italian squad, had a vested interest in that hand.
    Joan Niesen, SI.com, 25 July 2019
  • The hiring manager has a vested interest in your taking the job.
    Robin Ryan, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2021
  • One team in particular will have a vested interest in the answer.
    Steve Gardner, USA TODAY, 8 Mar. 2022
  • But one person making the case for Ohio is someone with a vested interest in the issue.
    Andrew J. Tobias, cleveland, 10 Oct. 2019
  • The Dodgers are among the teams with a vested interest in knowing the answer as soon as possible.
    Houston Mitchell Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 8 Dec. 2020
  • And all three men — who have much of their net worth tied up in the company — have a vested interest in the stability of the firm.
    New York Times, 25 Jan. 2021
  • It's funded by the insurance industry, which has a vested interest in safer cars.
    Ezra Dyer, Car and Driver, 26 Feb. 2021
  • Because the mayor appoints police chiefs, Burge has a vested interest in that race.
    Jeff Vorva, chicagotribune.com, 29 Mar. 2021
  • The best employees have always had a vested interest in building their skills but precious little time to train.
    Forbes, 21 Apr. 2021
  • The losers will be those whose vested interests and lack of alternatives keep them wedded to fossil fuels.
    The Economist, 15 Mar. 2018
  • There is also the vested interest that pressure groups have in selling bad news in exchange for donations.
    Matt Ridley, WSJ, 15 Nov. 2018
  • But the vast majority of both men and women certainly have a vested interest in great-smelling, healthy balls.
    Sarah Fielding, Men's Health, 6 Dec. 2022
  • Corporate leaders have a vested interest, in the form of stock options, to maintain the status quo.
    Dileep Rao, Forbes, 26 Apr. 2022
  • Each of these players has a vested interest in their solution, and there is unlikely to be a single winner in the end.
    Todd Juneau, Forbes, 16 June 2021
  • There’s nobody else in WestJet that has more of a vested interest in the success of the airline.
    Bloomberg.com, 8 Mar. 2018
  • But the school board also has a vested interest in how much FC Cincinnati would pay in taxes on the land.
    Sharon Coolidge, Cincinnati.com, 14 Feb. 2018
  • In this model, the survival of the host determines the survival of the phage, so the phage has a vested interest in maintaining its host.
    David Pride, Scientific American, 7 Dec. 2020
  • Bringing the family together will set the stage for a process that all members will have a vested interest in, with a greater chance of success.
    Mark Fotohabadi, Forbes, 21 Sep. 2021
  • Now, the elder Miles’ has a vested interest in how Nebraska fares every week.
    Nick Krueger, ajc, 16 Sep. 2017
  • But Steve Fessler and Randy Lord have a vested interest in one particular show — and not just any show.
    Matthew J. Palm, Orlando Sentinel, 11 June 2022
  • Kansas City often sees a couple of local names tossed in the hat, but this year, Picollo had a vested interest.
    Shaun Goodwin, kansascity, 6 June 2018
  • How can the network have someone who has a vested interest in one of the teams talking about NFL games, players and policies?
    Brian Steinberg, Variety, 11 Feb. 2022
  • The Ukrainians have a vested interest in paying serious attention to what the Russians want from them.
    Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 1 Mar. 2022
  • His successor, James Brokenshire, will take time to master his brief and get the measure of the vested interests that have run riot in this area.
    The Economist, 3 May 2018
  • Brookfield has a vested interest in lifting the height restriction, contributing around two-thirds of funds raised by the Yes on E campaign.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Oct. 2020

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