Sentences with stake
stake
S s - The game was usually played for high stakes between two large groups.
- He has staked his political future on an election victory. [VERB noun + on]
- He was eager to return to a more entrepreneurial role in which he had a big financial stake in his own efforts. [+ in]
- Britain lags behind in the European childcare stakes.
- A stake in the company's future
- To stake a business enterprise
- I have a big stake in the success of the firm.
- Parents have a big stake in their children's happiness.
- Our stakes are 5, 10, and 25 cents: you can bet out 10 cents on a pair and reraise twice at 25 cents.
- He staked his reputation on the success of the invention.
- They staked me to a good meal and a train ticket.