'stake' in a sentence
Learn how to use 'stake' with 12 example sentences.
- stake noun
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: (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
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: 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.