How to Use bet in a Sentence

bet

1 of 2 noun

• He has a bet on the game.
• His brother won the bet.
• He lost the bet and had to pay his brother five dollars.
• He paid his brother five dollars to settle the bet.
• He and his brother have a bet about who can finish his chores first.
• He made a bet with his brother that he could finish his chores first.
• For the landlord, the program was a bet on the long term.
  — Eshe Nelson, New York Times, 12 July 2023
• What could be the best bet for the next household name?
  — Lucy Brewster, Fortune, 14 June 2023
• And in that case the best bet to step in is Bennedict Mathurin.
  — Dustin Dopirak, The Indianapolis Star, 10 Jan. 2024
• The bets were made in small towns in the Flemish countryside.
  — Kevin Sieff, Washington Post, 7 Sep. 2023
• As crypto tanked in 2022, those bets had left big holes to fill.
  — WIRED, 2 Oct. 2023
• Through tonight: Partly to mostly cloudy skies are a good bet through the night.
  — Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 29 Sep. 2023
• Raichlen says grapeseed and the cheaper canola are good bets.
  — Becky Krystal, Anchorage Daily News, 27 June 2023
• But the best bet might be Idaho, which heads down to Reno to take on Nevada.
  — USA TODAY, 9 Sep. 2023
• No one knows what’s a safe bet at the box office anymore.
  — David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Dec. 2023
• Those who haven't made the trip across the Ohio River to place a bet, though, may have a few questions.
  — Lucas Aulbach, The Courier-Journal, 12 July 2023
• If the weather is ever nice in Paris, your bet is on May.
  — Bart Bull, SPIN, 20 June 2023
• Choose between 1 and 4 bingo cards and place your bets up to $10 per card.
  — Sponsored Content, The Mercury News, 15 Feb. 2024
• But there is no sign that Mr. Putin will win his bet anytime soon.
  — Anton Troianovski, New York Times, 16 May 2023
• Brandan won the couple’s bet, which meant a pie would get smashed in Mary’s face.
  — Kelly Wynne, Peoplemag, 7 Nov. 2023
• Most days will have highs in the 20s but a couple days with highs in the teens are a good bet with lows near zero.
  — Ashley Smith and Steve Horstmeyer, The Enquirer, 9 Jan. 2024
• On the other hand, if your eyes are itchy, red, and watery, that might be your best bet.
  — Sarah Bradley, Verywell Health, 30 Oct. 2023
• Sunday: Mostly sunny skies are a good bet much of the day.
  — Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 29 Dec. 2023
• The United States has made big bets before and come out as a big winner.
  — Deborah Wince-Smith, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2023
• He’s been kind of hedging his bets a little bit for quite some time.
  — Emma Barnett, NBC News, 14 Dec. 2023
• Kyle Larson and Denny Hamlin are the next best bets at 6/1.
  — Mark Heim | [e-mail], al, 13 Aug. 2023
• The bets paid off and Shake Shack is paying for these sandwiches, fries and desserts as a result.
  — Sabrina Weiss, Peoplemag, 20 Dec. 2023
• For a suit that's more fitted, the Milano Fit is going to be your best bet, with the most trim cut of the three on-sale options.
  — Ellen McAlpine, Men's Health, 13 May 2023
• The best bet that Boeing will fly out of this tailspin is that Mollenkopf will guide its board to choosing the right pilot.
  — Shawn Tully, Fortune, 2 Apr. 2024
• Bold bets can also be seen in the market for stock options, which are derivatives tied to the share price of a stock.
  — Joe Rennison, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2024

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bet

2 of 2 verb

• I'll bet that he makes the next shot.
• He bet $5 on the game.
• I bet against the favorite and I lost.
• He always bets that the favorite will win.
• I wouldn't bet against her. She's very likely to win this race.
• He lost a lot of money by betting on college football and basketball.
• Carmakers are betting that people will want to buy larger, more expensive cars this year.
• Ferrari bets all on the Mile Miglia, a 1,000 mile-race across Italy.
  — Anna Tingley, Variety, 22 Jan. 2024
• Rodriguez and Lore are just the latest big names to bet on the sports world.
  — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 20 Mar. 2024
• That means a lot of traders are betting that the stock has further to fall.
  — Nicole Goodkind, CNN, 31 July 2023
• And at least for those who have bet on creators, that’s worth a lot.
  — Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 12 Feb. 2024
• Which team has the best betting odds to win the tournament?
  — oregonlive, 19 July 2023
• When Edgar died in 1999, Norm bet every horse in the first race at Belmont.
  — Kevin Sherrington, Dallas News, 21 June 2023
• The team's current betting line is +240, per Fox Sports.
  — Justin Klawans, The Week, 21 July 2023
• And the action goes well beyond just betting on points scored and who will win the game.
  — Dylan Sloan, Fortune, 2 Feb. 2024
• The 18 Ohio betting apps raked in $3.7 billion, so almost all of it.
  — Laura Johnston, cleveland, 1 Aug. 2023
• How to bet on 2023 women's World Cup: Who is favored to win?
  — Victoria Hernandez, USA TODAY, 15 Aug. 2023
• Here are the latest betting odds, courtesy of Draft Kings.
  — oregonlive, 1 June 2023
• Our tips for beginners on how to place bet online is a great place to start.
  — Steve Gardner, USA TODAY, 11 Sep. 2023
• That said, Apple is betting on the extreme high end with the Vision Pro.
  — Jay Peters, The Verge, 12 Jan. 2024
• Purses are fueled in part by parimutuel handle, or the amount of money bet on each race.
  — John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 24 Dec. 2023
• In the Craig Gillespie film, Ferrera plays Jenny, a single mother and nurse who bets on the wrong horse.
  — Clayton Davis, Variety, 8 Dec. 2023
• Whether that deal comes in Baltimore or not, don’t bet against him doing his part.
  — Childs Walker, Baltimore Sun, 8 Sep. 2023
• Not to give away her secrets, but never, ever bet against a vicar’s wife in a British mystery.
  — Yvonne Zipp, The Christian Science Monitor, 16 May 2023
• In the end, would the $600 million Liberty was betting on Vegas pay off?
  — David Hill, Rolling Stone, 14 Jan. 2024
• But those who perpetuate these evils are betting that the rest of the world will avert their eyes, move on, and forget.
  — Jim Geraghty, National Review, 28 Dec. 2023
• The Super Bowl not only is in Las Vegas, but sports betting ads will air during the game.
  — Mark Anderson, Twin Cities, 5 Feb. 2024
• Raising prices too much could drive customers away; Apple seems to be betting that that will not be the case this time.
  — Samuel Axon, Ars Technica, 25 Oct. 2023
• Ryckman and his mystery stakeholders are betting the time is right.
  — Jonathan Shorman, Kansas City Star, 3 Apr. 2024
• Last month, traders lost $126 million betting against Trump Media, according to S3.
  — Joe Rennison, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2024

Last Updated: 5 Sep 2024