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.
  • Allie Quigley, the star of the Italian squad, had a vested interest in that hand.
    Joan Niesen, SI.com, 25 July 2019
  • But each one of us has a stake and a vested interest in seeing this city succeed.
    Kevin Litten, NOLA.com, 7 May 2018
  • As anyone with a vested interest in the royals will know, Markle has been speaking to the press about...
    Katherine J. Igoe, Marie Claire, 20 Dec. 2018
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Watch the right guard on this play: That's what Bates and anyone else with a vested interest in Knox's success have been waiting to see for four years.
    Bill Landis, cleveland.com, 21 Oct. 2017
  • But one person making the case for Ohio is someone with a vested interest in the issue.
    Andrew J. Tobias, cleveland, 10 Oct. 2019
  • 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
  • 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 first is confronting Britain’s new vested interests.
    The Economist, 12 Oct. 2017
  • The hiring manager has a vested interest in your taking the job.
    Robin Ryan, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2021
  • Everyone that was in that room had a vested interest in St. Tammany Parish.
    Andrew Canulette | Staff Writer, NOLA.com, 27 Oct. 2020
  • The military has a vested interest in making all of those groups feel welcome.
    Sarah Scoles, Wired, 28 May 2021
  • Sopina approached Carlsberg to donate 1,000 cans, but said the company had no vested interest in the outcome and were not involved in any part of the study.
    Emma Reynolds, CNN, 12 Dec. 2019
  • The Tokyo Olympics has no shortage of wealthy stakeholders: team sponsors, the media, and others have a vested interest in making the games work.
    Alan Levine, STAT, 22 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
  • Corporate leaders have a vested interest, in the form of stock options, to maintain the status quo.
    Dileep Rao, Forbes, 26 Apr. 2022
  • The Air Force also outsourced test design to a defense contractor that works on and has a vested interest in the F-35 program.
    Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 11 July 2018
  • Wrestlers have a vested interest in virus protection, as well.
    Dallas News, 23 Aug. 2020
  • Because the mayor appoints police chiefs, Burge has a vested interest in that race.
    Jeff Vorva, chicagotribune.com, 29 Mar. 2021
  • 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
  • All countries in the region, not just the UAE, will have a vested interest in a rapid deescalation of Monday's violence.
    Tamara Qiblawi, CNN, 18 Jan. 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
  • 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
  • Trump has a vested interest in standing up Truth Social, so his indifference in returning to Twitter when Musk first bought the platform and floated the idea made sense.
    WIRED, 23 Nov. 2022

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