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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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Kate Gibson, CBS News, 5 Nov. 2024
There are reasons to take the prediction markets with a grain of salt, including the disproportionately large wagers that tilt the odds one way or another, Axios' Brady Dale and Nathan Bomey report.
—Dave Lawler, Axios, 4 Nov. 2024
Sareen Habeshian, Axios, 1 Nov. 2024
Donald Trump's media company is enjoying a stock market resurgence, with shares of Trump Media & Technology Group soaring on Tuesday as betting markets now wager the former president is favored to win in the November 5 election.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 29 Oct. 2024
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Noun
And betting markets that allow average investors to place wagers on the election outcome have in recent weeks favored Trump.
—Kate Gibson, CBS News, 5 Nov. 2024
There are reasons to take the prediction markets with a grain of salt, including the disproportionately large wagers that tilt the odds one way or another, Axios' Brady Dale and Nathan Bomey report.
—Dave Lawler, Axios, 4 Nov. 2024
Verb
Hundreds of millions of dollars had already been wagered on the 2024 election, but all of those bets were made in a legal gray area, Axios' Brady Dale reports.
—Sareen Habeshian, Axios, 1 Nov. 2024
Donald Trump's media company is enjoying a stock market resurgence, with shares of Trump Media & Technology Group soaring on Tuesday as betting markets now wager the former president is favored to win in the November 5 election.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 29 Oct. 2024
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“Wager.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wager. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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