How to Use wager in a Sentence
- He has a wager on the game.
- I don't think the horse will win. What's your wager?
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Place a cash wager on any team to win.
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Tyler Everett,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Dec. 2025
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Start with a cash wager on any matchup.
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Tyler Everett,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Sep. 2025
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Place a cash wager on any game in any sport.
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Tyler Everett,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Oct. 2025
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Lock in a cash wager on any game in any sport.
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Tyler Everett,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Aug. 2025
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My first move was to bump up the size of my wagers.
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Mckay Coppins,
The Atlantic,
12 Mar. 2026
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For 75 years, this wager paid off.
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Caroline Wagner,
The Conversation,
30 Apr. 2026
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These wagers could work for the first bet safety net, too.
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Tyler Everett,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 Sep. 2025
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That would be a very high-stakes wager indeed.
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Rogé Karma,
The Atlantic,
28 Jan. 2026
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See the latest odds and wagers here.
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Anna Tingley,
Variety,
8 Feb. 2026
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Take these easy steps to score bonus bets or make a hefty wager on the game of your choice.
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Tyler Everett,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Sep. 2025
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That's what makes the wagers more profitable.
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Dan Gallo,
NBC news,
23 Oct. 2025
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The last step is locking in a $1 wager.
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Tyler Everett,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Oct. 2025
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White said the two have yet to finalize the terms of their wager.
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Adam Himmelsbach,
BostonGlobe.com,
19 Nov. 2022
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Keeping it simple with your first wager might be the best way to go.
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Tyler Everett,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Oct. 2025
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The good news is that there is no odds restriction with this wager.
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Tyler Everett,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Sep. 2025
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Just make sure your initial wager is at least $10.
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Tyler Everett,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Sep. 2025
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But wagers of $50 or more on single events will be spared the fee.
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The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Sep. 2025
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This gives customers a chance to find value and hedge pre-game wagers.
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Tyler Everett,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Oct. 2025
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One passenger blamed it on a wager over cigars.
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Don Sweeney,
Sacbee.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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On its platform, traders wager against each other rather than against the house.
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Carlos Garcia,
Fortune,
10 Apr. 2026
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One to have in all your exotic wagers.
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Danny Brewer,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2026
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Yet, in the end, each of those wagers failed, leading to this moment.
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Andy Browne,
semafor.com,
30 Oct. 2025
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Ilett says the wager largely stemmed from boredom.
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Greg Rosenstein,
NBC news,
23 Aug. 2025
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These can be used for wager up to $25 on any Week 1 game.
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Tyler Everett,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Sep. 2025
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Place, and win, a cash wager of $5 or more on a game to qualify.
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Tyler Everett,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
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As noted above, this wager has to have odds of -500 or longer.
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Tyler Everett,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Oct. 2025
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This wager must be on a market that has odds of -500 or longer.
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Tyler Everett,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Dec. 2025
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The result of that wager does not matter in regard to the bonus bets.
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Tyler Everett,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Sep. 2025
- I wouldn't wager against them.
- She wagered $50 on the game.
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Bettors can wager on the best score of each.
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Douglas Kezirian,
New York Times,
26 Feb. 2026
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But one owner has wagered far more than any of the rest.
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Philip Jankowski
austin Bureau,
Dallas Morning News,
13 Mar. 2026
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This is why players should not wager on their own teams even to win.
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Eddie Brown,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 June 2026
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From there, the world is your oyster on how much to wager and which bets to place.
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Rivan Stinson,
Washington Post,
10 Feb. 2024
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For those of you looking to wager on the over/under, take the over here.
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Ian Firstenberg,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Dec. 2022
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Those who wagered on the Rams saw their fortunes go from a loss to a win.
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oregonlive,
18 Sep. 2023
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In less than eight years, wagering on games has gone from shady vice to league sponsor.
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Emil Steiner,
Forbes.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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The safest play would be to wager on a favorite, but that choice is up to the new player.
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Xl Media,
cleveland,
22 Mar. 2022
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For game picks this year, our staff was given a fake $100 to wager.
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Dan Labbe,
cleveland,
13 Nov. 2022
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With that amount of money being wagered, there are bound to be bad actors.
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Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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With that amount of money being wagered, there are bound to be bad actors.
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Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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He's wagered more than $400 million so far.
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Graham Messick,
CBS News,
1 Dec. 2025
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Place a $10 bet or wager up to $1,500.
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Tyler Everett,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Sep. 2025
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The amount wagered on the Super Bowl has grown for eight years straight.
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Peyton Forte,
Fortune,
8 Feb. 2026
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Fans would stream in by the hundreds on almost any night to cheer on and wager on the players.
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Martin E. Comas,
orlandosentinel.com,
21 Dec. 2021
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Bettors can wager whether the combine’s fastest time will be faster or slower.
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Douglas Kezirian,
New York Times,
26 Feb. 2026
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In a pari-mutuel system, bettors wager against each other, not the house.
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Catherina Gioino,
Fortune,
2 May 2026
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But the numbers are kind of squishy because people will re wager their winnings.
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Staff Reports,
cleveland,
10 Aug. 2023
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The race can be watched and wagered on via the TwinSpires website.
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Jolene Almendarez,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
5 Dec. 2025
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Enriquez and Klein both wagered on the outcomes of their races, the platform said.
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Lucien Bruggeman,
ABC News,
22 Apr. 2026
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Moran later also wagered on the outcome of his race, Kalshi said.
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Lucien Bruggeman,
ABC News,
22 Apr. 2026
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Think hard, because tens of thousands of dollars have been wagered on the outcome.
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Max Klaver,
Miami Herald,
30 Jan. 2026
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Millions of dollars will be wagered at the track and all over the world on strong favorites and wild longshots.
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Alexis Cubit,
The Courier-Journal,
5 May 2023
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The gamblers usually wagered on first-half points spreads and sometimes full-game spreads.
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Mike Vorkunov,
New York Times,
9 Mar. 2026
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To date, more than $22,800 has been wagered on the couple's fate.
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Megan Cerullo,
CBS News,
14 Feb. 2026
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Betters wagered on horse- and dog-racing, as well as Jai-Alai.
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Sean Krofssik,
Hartford Courant,
19 Apr. 2026
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Visitors to the sportsbook have a vast menu of options for how to wager their money.
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Emily Opilo,
baltimoresun.com,
10 Dec. 2021
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The other reason is the sheer amount of offerings for bettors to wager on.
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J.j. Bailey,
New York Times,
4 Feb. 2026
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