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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Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 5 Jan. 2026
The Polymarket wager could violate the Commodity Exchange Act (CEA), a federal law regulating futures and options trading, experts told CBS News.
—Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 5 Jan. 2026
Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 2 Jan. 2026
In Canada, Sweden and Australia, meanwhile, rates traders are wagering on hikes.
—Anya Andrianova, Fortune, 31 Dec. 2025
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Noun
The platform opened wagers for those congressional elections within an hour of the federal judge ruling in its favor.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 5 Jan. 2026
The Polymarket wager could violate the Commodity Exchange Act (CEA), a federal law regulating futures and options trading, experts told CBS News.
—Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 5 Jan. 2026
Verb
While the play money is worthless, the tokens can be wagered and later converted into cash for withdrawal.
—Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 2 Jan. 2026
In Canada, Sweden and Australia, meanwhile, rates traders are wagering on hikes.
—Anya Andrianova, Fortune, 31 Dec. 2025
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“Wager.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wager. Accessed 8 Jan. 2026.
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