ante

Example Sentences

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This indicated that the North could up the ante in its weapons demonstrations in coming weeks or months.

From Seattle Times

Not on Finland’s decision to join NATO, and not to Europe’s status quo ante.

From New York Times

These astonishing advances are part of what we’ve come to crave from a medium based on constantly upping the ante on spectacle.

From Washington Post

A day later, after criticism from Jordan and leftist and Arab members of his governing coalition, he backtracked, issuing a statement that the status quo ante remained in place.

From New York Times

If a recipe calls for cinnamon and you want to up the ante, swap in an equal amount of pumpkin pie spice.

From Salon