How to Use bookmaker in a Sentence

bookmaker

noun

• Mizuhara then told the gathering that Ohtani had paid off the bookmaker for him.
  — Paul Pringle, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2024
• That bookmaker site has Prescott with 12/1 odds to win the award.
  — Drew Davison, star-telegram.com, 22 June 2017
• British bookmakers Ladbrokes and William Hill cite the sweet name at the top of their lists.
  — Simon Perry, PEOPLE.com, 4 Sep. 2017
• There is a church at the top of the village, and a small bookmakers at the bottom of the village, take your pick.
  — Lizz Schumer, Peoplemag, 21 June 2024
• Among the bookmaker's favorites for the boy, who will be fifth in line to the throne, are Arthur, Albert and James.
  — Sheena McKenzie, CNN, 23 Apr. 2018
• The 76ers are slightly better than the Celtics in games bookmakers project will be close.
  — Geoff Clark, USA TODAY Sportsbook Wire, 1 Feb. 2020
• Nate: Now, Charlie, Loreen is the bookmaker’s pick, but what about you?
  — Charlie Harding, Vulture, 5 May 2023
• Though none of the teams have played a game, bookmakers already have opinions.
  — Victor Mather, New York Times, 5 Feb. 2020
• Your friend, the one with the fat wad of banknotes, like an old-school bookmaker, knows different.
  — The Economist, 20 Feb. 2020
• This season, bookmakers have placed the over/under for them at 42.5 wins.
  — Bob Ford, Philly.com, 13 Oct. 2017
• For the show, Rose’s bookmaker, Ron Peters, is my guest, calling from prison.
  — The Enquirer, 24 Mar. 2022
• Fergie's rep had no comment, but that hasn't stopped the bookmakers running a list of who might be in the running.
  — Simon Perry, Peoplemag, 9 Nov. 2023
• Sportradar, in its current deal, pays the ITF for its official data and sells it to bookmakers around the world.
  — Philly.com, 30 Apr. 2018
• As long as there are states that do not allow gambling, bookmakers will still have a job.
  — Marc Bona, cleveland.com, 15 May 2018
• There have been enough sharp bettors with the stomach to bet the Bulldogs to keep bookmakers honest.
  — Christopher Smith, al, 19 Oct. 2019
• Clark Gable returns to the rough hewn roles that brought him his first great popularity in his role of the bookmaker.
  — Thr Staff, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 July 2024
• Ms Atwood was the favourite to win from a shortlist of six, with bookmakers offering odds of 2/1 ahead of the announcement.
  — The Economist, 15 Oct. 2019
• Mr Zadrozny, whom bookmakers consider the favourite to win the seat, is well-known locally for reasons good and bad.
  — The Economist, 21 Nov. 2019
• These figures add up to more than 100 percent due to the vig, which is the cut a bookmaker takes for facilitating a bet.
  — Alex Kay, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2021
• The bookmakers had them odds on for a return to the Championship but a run of seven wins in nine games saved their Premier League status.
  — SI.com, 23 Feb. 2018
• Yes, licensed esports bookmakers, such as Sportsbetting.ag are safe to join.
  — Sponsored Content, The Mercury News, 10 Jan. 2024
• Honey suggests that furniture beetles laid eggs in the oak before the bookmaker bound the wood in leather.
  — Ann Gibbons, Science | AAAS, 25 July 2017
• Bookmakers have Paris as the favorite but rate Los Angeles as a close runner-up.
  — Victor Mather, New York Times, 22 Feb. 2017
• He is also accused of impersonating Ohtani over the phone with the bank to approve wire transfers to the bookmakers, the DOJ said.
  — Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 11 Apr. 2024
• Virtually, the only people who cared were the bean counters, the stat keepers and the bookmakers.
  — Ed Barkowitz, Philly.com, 18 May 2018
• British bookmakers have already moved past the question of whether Sarri will be fired and onto who will replace him.
  — Joshua Robinson, WSJ, 22 Feb. 2019
• There’s no value in betting the Roughnecks at -278, and the bookmakers know little more than fans heading into this first slate of XFL games.
  — Esten McLaren, USA TODAY Sportsbook Wire, 8 Feb. 2020
• Mango has moved up in the bookmakers’ odds this week, with Italy now the third favorite to win the 2024 contest, behind Croatia and Switzerland.
  — Fred Bronson, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019
• These percentages eclipse 100% due to the vig, which is the cut a bookmaker takes for facilitating your bet.
  — Alex Kay, Forbes, 24 June 2021
• At four other offshore bookmakers, Shapiro is the only candidate on which bettors must risk more than their winnings would net.
  — Jim Sergent, USA TODAY, 2 Aug. 2024

Last Updated: 16 Nov 2024