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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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Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Nov. 2024
On both of the sites, Pennsylvania was the state with the highest betting volume, with over $33 million in wagers on Polymarket and more than $14 million on Kalshi.
—Bruna Horvath, NBC News, 9 Nov. 2024
Sophia Pargas, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
If Missouri goes live on that date, bettors will have ample to time to wager on a Week 14 tilt between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Los Angeles Chargers.
—Matt Rybaltowski, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2024
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Noun
The wager at the root of the story is designed to reflect the venal hollowness of the upper class.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Nov. 2024
On both of the sites, Pennsylvania was the state with the highest betting volume, with over $33 million in wagers on Polymarket and more than $14 million on Kalshi.
—Bruna Horvath, NBC News, 9 Nov. 2024
Verb
Speculation has swirled around the identities of major bettors who wagered on Trump and whether or not the odds and the existence of the markets could have had an effect on voters.
—Sophia Pargas, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
If Missouri goes live on that date, bettors will have ample to time to wager on a Week 14 tilt between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Los Angeles Chargers.
—Matt Rybaltowski, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2024
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“Wager.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wager. Accessed 2 Dec. 2024.
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