ante

Example Sentences

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Brady upped the ante after Sports Illustrated playfully asked how many WWE wrestlers it would take to sack him.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 20, 2026

But Outlive repeatedly ups the ante, taking surveillance and lifestyle interventions to the extreme.

From Slate • Feb. 26, 2026

The Kiwis still had work to do at 155-5 with four overs remaining but Daryl Mitchell and Mitchell Santner upped the ante and Afghanistan's seamers had no answer to their measured aggression.

From BBC • Feb. 8, 2026

“A billion dollars is like the ante to play the game,” Dell said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 4, 2026

I’m going to have to up the ante.

From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson