How to Use the stake in a Sentence

the stake

noun
  • Rogers has an option to buy the stake this summer.
    — Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 22 Apr. 2026
  • Pershing added the stake in the fourth quarter.
    — Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 11 Feb. 2026
  • Drive the stake 1 foot into the ground, about 4 inches from the plant’s stem.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 19 Apr. 2026
  • Like chasing a hole-in-one, players aim to land their ball as close to the stake as possible.
    — Brittany Anas, Denver Post, 3 Apr. 2026
  • The trailer park’s main drag was paved, but at the stake fence that marked its end, the asphalt turned to hardpan dirt.
    — Stephen King, The Atlantic, 15 May 2026
  • Ensure the stake is firmly anchored in the container.
    — Sj McShane, Martha Stewart, 6 June 2026
  • The lodger being burned at the stake evokes the recent Spanish housing crisis.
    — Ann Manov, Harpers Magazine, 30 June 2026
  • Financial terms of the deal were never disclosed, nor was the stake percentage.
    — Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 23 May 2026
  • Put stakes or cages in place at planting time and train wayward stems to grow up by threading them through the cage or tying them to the stake weekly.
    — Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 May 2026
  • After the seedling is transplanted into the pot, use a flexible tie to loosely attach the seedling to the stake.
    — Sj McShane, Martha Stewart, 6 June 2026
  • Tie the vine to the stake in a figure eight pattern, looping twine around the stake, crossing in the middle, and looping around the tomato vine.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 19 Apr. 2026
  • His business will, rewritten last spring, specifies selling the stake within 18 months.
    — Boston Herald Wire Services, Boston Herald, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Bloomberg was the first to report that Koch reached a deal to buy the stake but did not disclose the percentage bought or valuation.
    — Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • According to the Fortune report, both railroads declined the stake.
    — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 1 June 2026
  • Points are awarded by zone, from 0 to 5; gutter balls subtract a point, while a ball that kisses the stake earns a perfect 10.
    — Brittany Anas, Denver Post, 3 Apr. 2026
  • Shares of the Times jumped nearly 3% in after hours trading after Berkshire disclosed the stake.
    — ABC News, 17 Feb. 2026
  • Shares of the Times jumped nearly 3% in after hours trading after Berkshire disclosed the stake.
    — Josh Funk, Fortune, 18 Feb. 2026
  • Negotiations over the stake began in September, and an agreement has now been reached.
    — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2025
  • However, the exact size of the stake and Elliott’s vision for the company were not detailed in the report.
    — Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 18 May 2026
  • However, the exact size of the stake nor Elliott's vision for the company were not detailed in the report.
    — Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 18 May 2026
  • Indeterminate tomatoes can be supported through trellising, the stake-and-weave method, or cages.
    — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 29 May 2026
  • Indeterminate tomatoes can be supported through trellising, the stake-and-weave method, or cages.
    — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 16 June 2026
  • Nuance is pushed out the door because there is a villain who must be burnt at the stake, a villain who has been scrubbed clean of the context and system that created them in the first place.
    — Literary Hub, 22 May 2026
  • However, this doesn't always translate into the stake money necessary for a small business' expansion.
    — Jon Walker, Arkansas Online, 26 Sep. 2025
  • Determinate tomatoes are typically supported using tomato cages or the stake-and-weave method.
    — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 29 May 2026
  • Determinate tomatoes are typically supported using tomato cages or the stake-and-weave method.
    — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 16 June 2026
  • Despite the wide gap in the stake sizes, the Illigs are set to retain their positions as governor and alternate governor of the team, at least for the time being.
    — Justin Birnbaum, Forbes.com, 17 Jan. 2026
  • Berkshire’s new investment in Alphabet will expand the stake that Buffett’s company started to build last fall.
    — Josh Funk, Fortune, 2 June 2026
  • Simply place the stake in your favorite flower bed and attach the watering can—once illuminated, the solar light resembles water flowing from the can.
    — Rebecca Jones, Southern Living, 8 Apr. 2026
  • Based on the investment values listed in BHE's reports, the sales continued after the stake fell below 5% last year.
    — Alex Crippen, CNBC, 21 Sep. 2025

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