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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Peter Jensen, Baltimore Sun, 24 July 2025
New users in select states (MI, NJ, PA and WV) will get the chance to win $150 in bonus bets with a winning $10 wager.
—Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 July 2025
Paulo Carvão, Forbes.com, 22 July 2025
Prediction markets make money from trading fees, not the difference between money wagered and money paid out.
—Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 22 July 2025
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Noun
Even Las Vegas will surely refuse wagers on that long shot.
—Peter Jensen, Baltimore Sun, 24 July 2025
New users in select states (MI, NJ, PA and WV) will get the chance to win $150 in bonus bets with a winning $10 wager.
—Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 July 2025
Verb
OpenAI is wagering that early cooperation and some transparency will secure it a seat at the rulemaking table and stave off harsher regulation down the line.
—Paulo Carvão, Forbes.com, 22 July 2025
Prediction markets make money from trading fees, not the difference between money wagered and money paid out.
—Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 22 July 2025
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“Wager.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wager. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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