Used in a Sentence

staked

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for staked.

Editorial note

That's one of the massive pillars that their reputation has been staked on for more than a century.

Examples16
Definitions4
Parts of speech1

Quick take

(transitive) To put at risk upon success in competition, or upon a future contingency.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of staked gathered in one view.

verb

(transitive) To put at risk upon success in competition, or upon a future contingency.

verb

(transitive) To provide (another) with money in order to engage in an activity as betting or a business venture.

verb

(transitive) To fasten, support, defend, or delineate with stakes.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for staked.

verb

(transitive) To put at risk upon success in competition, or upon a future contingency.

verb

(transitive) To provide (another) with money in order to engage in an activity as betting or a business venture.

verb

(transitive) To fasten, support, defend, or delineate with stakes.

verb

(transitive) To pierce or wound with a stake.

Example sentences

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That's one of the massive pillars that their reputation has been staked on for more than a century.

2

Cops could have very easily just staked out the house and grabbed the guy when he walked outside.

3

That Barclay's had staked their reputation on that not being true is what led to the fraud.

4

> It was said that Nat Taggart had staked his life on his railroad many times; but once, he staked more than his life.

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Aha, meta-meta; goad the terrorists into coming out to some staked-out location where they are ambushed.

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As a troubled teenager who staked my future on being a self-taught programmer, this changing-of-the-era came at the worst possible time.

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Those who staked their reputations on the interventions aren't going to publicly regret them.

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Time and time again, here on HN and elsewhere, people with cryptographic capital have staked their reputations on calling out Telegram as 'broken'.

9

The prosecution actually staked part of their case on it being true.

10

Well, since you've staked out your reply in direct and total point-by-point opposition to my own, bizarro-world style, there isn't much room for discussion.

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If DDG has staked their reputation on privacy, it's a safer bet.

12

The Chinese leadership has staked a lot of it's credibility and prestige on the rises in the stock market, as evidence of it's good economic management.

Quote examples

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You also leave scents for vandalizing stuff or stealing things within staked "claims".

2

From page 4: "On board, I staked out the bus’s backseat, where I could use my laptop without anyone looking over my shoulder.

3

I was told that Monsanto lawyers were staked out in the counting offices and demanding that particular ballots be pulled for further "authentication".

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Apple has staked their reputation on the line and said "send us an NSL if you like, we have nothing we can give you".

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use staked in a sentence?

That's one of the massive pillars that their reputation has been staked on for more than a century.

What does staked mean?

(transitive) To put at risk upon success in competition, or upon a future contingency.

What part of speech is staked?

staked is commonly used as verb.