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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Bobby Allyn, NPR, 12 Feb. 2026
Prediction markets provide an opportunity to trade — or wager — on the result of future events.
—Jay Cohen, Fortune, 11 Feb. 2026
Arkansas Online, 15 Feb. 2026
Silver also acknowledged the overwhelming size of this task, given that roughly 80 countries allow betting on the NBA while billions more are wagered illegally.
—Greg Beacham, Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2026
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Noun
As a result, Polymarket's overseas exchange has become a magnet for some of the most controversial kinds of prediction market wagers.
—Bobby Allyn, NPR, 12 Feb. 2026
Prediction markets provide an opportunity to trade — or wager — on the result of future events.
—Jay Cohen, Fortune, 11 Feb. 2026
Verb
Silver also admitted the overwhelming size of this task, given that roughly 80 countries allow betting on the NBA while billions more are wagered illegally.
—Arkansas Online, 15 Feb. 2026
Silver also acknowledged the overwhelming size of this task, given that roughly 80 countries allow betting on the NBA while billions more are wagered illegally.
—Greg Beacham, Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2026
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“Wager.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wager. Accessed 18 Feb. 2026.
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