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'stake' in a sentence

Learn how to use 'stake' with 12 example sentences.


stake noun

: (law) a right or legal share of something; a financial involvement with something

: a pole or stake set up to mark something (as the start or end of a race track)

: instrument of execution consisting of a vertical post that a victim is tied to for burning

: the money risked on a gamble

: a strong wooden or metal post with a point at one end so it can be driven into the ground

stake verb

: put at risk

: place a bet on

: mark with a stake

: tie or fasten to a stake

: kill by piercing with a spear or sharp pole


  • My reputation is at stake.
  • There's too much at stake.
  • I'll stake my reputation on it.
  • His life's at stake.
  • The witch was burned at the stake.
  • Our family honor is at stake.
  • There was nothing at stake.
  • The stake that sticks out gets hammered down.
  • You put all our lives at stake back then!
  • We have a substantial stake in the venture.
  • He staked his future on this single chance.
  • The site of the condominium is enclosed with stakes.
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