How to Use bank on in a Sentence

bank on

verb
  • These players could make bank on these stuffies.
    — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Feb. 2026
  • The best way to avoid that while is by keeping a power bank on hand.
    — Jasmine Gomez, Travel + Leisure, 26 June 2026
  • Don’t bank on it, said Nicholas Creel in Newsweek.
    — The Week Us, TheWeek, 6 Apr. 2026
  • Simply banking on that isn’t enough, though.
    — Max Bultman, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2026
  • And that is what Iran’s leaders are banking on.
    — Kristian Coates Ulrichsen, The Conversation, 2 Mar. 2026
  • Esteves is banking on a late surge to propel him to the runoff.
    — CBS News, 17 Apr. 2026
  • Now, the Royals will bank on more home runs and extra-base hits.
    — Kansas City Star, 14 Jan. 2026
  • The Gators are banking on the investment to pay off.
    — Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 May 2026
  • And that’s exactly what Jones is banking on.
    — Dr. Marcus Collins, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
  • Still, banking on old glory no longer works for everyone.
    — Devika Rao, TheWeek, 13 May 2026
  • The long shot pick is banking on him continuing to play well, even after a week off.
    — Jeff Hartman, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
  • Plenty of songs, though, bank on the latent heaviness of goth imagery to charge up a scene.
    — Harry Tafoya, Pitchfork, 19 Feb. 2026
  • Some local Airbnb hosts are banking on big bucks during the matches.
    — Leondra Head, CBS News, 27 May 2026
  • Moore is the upside player the Buckeyes are banking on.
    — Cameron Teague Robinson, New York Times, 28 Jan. 2026
  • That’s what the Guthries are banking on, according to their latest video.
    — Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2026
  • Two, the Blackhawks are banking on all those players’ cap hits to get them to the salary-cap floor next season.
    — Scott Powers, New York Times, 11 Feb. 2026
  • League partners are banking on her return this season, which tips off Friday night.
    — Bobby Burack Outkick, FOXNews.com, 8 May 2026
  • That reaction what showrunner Sascha Penn and his team were banking on.
    — Ronda Racha Penrice, HollywoodReporter, 15 June 2026
  • And some unscrupulous companies are banking on your burnout.
    — Christopher Elliott, USA Today, 26 June 2026
  • The Pats will draft an edge rusher in the first three rounds, and bank on them adding another on Day 3.
    — Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 29 Mar. 2026
  • Don’t bank on anything, but watch clip 2 from Enjoy Your Stay below.
    — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 11 Feb. 2026
  • People stopping by the Boston banks on Wednesday were still shaken up.
    — Logan Hall, CBS News, 30 Apr. 2026
  • Turns out, Goldman Sachs is the lead bank on the deal, which is good for us at the Club because the fees should be huge.
    — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 31 May 2026
  • Ashraf Hussein, 56, was found dead inside the van parked next to a thick snow bank on 65th Ave.
    — Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 6 Feb. 2026
  • If two is good, three must be better—at least that’s what pharmaceutical companies are banking on.
    — Bethany Brookshire, Scientific American, 6 Feb. 2026
  • Social media influencers are banking on it.
    — Steven Burg, Sun Sentinel, 5 Apr. 2026
  • The Chiefs are banking on that shining through not only this season, but also well into the future.
    — Jesse Newell, New York Times, 3 June 2026
  • The Blackhawks are banking on Byram elevating their whole group.
    — Shayna Goldman, New York Times, 4 July 2026
  • UnitedHealth is banking on a new leadership team to carry out a turnaround plan.
    — Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 27 Jan. 2026
  • Many clubs have spun off operations that make bank on the back of facilities granted to owners for owning a club.
    — Evan Grant, Dallas Morning News, 26 Feb. 2026

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