How to Use bettor in a Sentence

bettor

noun
  • Thousands of bettors were at the race track last weekend.
  • And bettors could not have picked a better year.
    — Doug Kezirian, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2026
  • About 60% of those bettors place at least three bets per week.
    — Nick Penzenstadler, USA Today, 3 Feb. 2026
  • Are there any stats out there to show how bettors do in Week 2?
    — Jon Greenberg, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Then arb bettors pounce, and their actions end up evening the odds across the sites again.
    — Evan Gorelick, New York Times, 12 June 2026
  • Some bettors might not want to bet on a lopsided spread.
    — Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
  • The shift to app betting brings a shift toward younger bettors.
    — Taylor Galgano, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2025
  • The bettors sat hunched against the storm of his criticism.
    — Sean Williams, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
  • Not for bettors, and not for states, sports or even sports departments.
    — Phil Rosenthal, chicagotribune.com, 14 May 2018
  • Roger, the fish (bettors) are everywhere, not just in streams.
    — Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Feb. 2024
  • Underage bettors say there are many work-arounds.
    — Suzy Khimm, NBC news, 19 Mar. 2026
  • Waddle moved bettors’ money, but not the line.
    — Troy Renck, Denver Post, 27 Mar. 2026
  • That means bettors are putting more money on the Vikings to cover the spread.
    — Christopher Dabe, NOLA.com, 14 Jan. 2018
  • Among other things, this should tell bettors that adding three points to the home team’s line might be extreme.
    — Tim Cowlishaw, Dallas News, 15 May 2020
  • So if the Chiefs don’t repeat, where else are bettors looking?
    — Steve Kornacki, NBC News, 7 Sep. 2023
  • In the past, would-be bettors had to go to a casino or racetrack, or find a bookie.
    — Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 10 Apr. 2026
  • In a pari-mutuel system, bettors wager against each other, not the house.
    — Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 2 May 2026
  • In fact, Avello said lots of bettors go heavy on the favorites in those matchups.
    — Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 18 Mar. 2026
  • Should the Chiefs win by more than a point, bettors who placed money on them will collect.
    — Michael Cabanatuan, SFChronicle.com, 19 Jan. 2020
  • The value of the free bets will match the size of the bettor’s wager up to $20.
    — Xl Media, cleveland, 30 Apr. 2022
  • And, for bettors, the wind can have an impact on the total (over/ under).
    — Scott Phillips, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2026
  • If the Nuggets win, the bettor would receive an $800 free bet.
    — Xl Media, cleveland, 21 Apr. 2022
  • But the names of the horses and the race are kept secret from the bettor after the wager is placed.
    — Robert McCoppin, chicagotribune.com, 26 June 2018
  • In some cases, the bettors parlayed the two prop bets to increase their winnings.
    — Zack Meisel, New York Times, 7 Mar. 2026
  • As is often the case, notable wagers arrived that make sane bettors scratch their heads.
    — Doug Kezirian, New York Times, 12 June 2026
  • So, the burning question for bettors is whether to take the favorites to cover the tight spread.
    — Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Apr. 2025
  • The new gambling bill calls for the creation of a self-exclusion list for sports bettors, too.
    — Dan Mihalopoulos, ProPublica, 10 June 2019
  • There is no shortage of options available for first-time bettors this weekend.
    — Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Nov. 2025
  • And some bettors took that to mean dead, like would be assassinated.
    — Hanna Rosin, The Atlantic, 12 Mar. 2026
  • Some new bettors may be inclined to make a qualifying bet on one of the early games.
    — Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Nov. 2025

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