hedge
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
See Examples For:
That refers to systematic strategies employed by hedge funds and other big investors automatically buying when volatility is down.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 5, 2026
One house can’t have a wall higher than 42 inches due to city rules, while another sits behind a towering hedge.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
The book is about hedge fund Long Term Capital Management, which collapsed in 1998 with possibly the highest-IQ team ever, including two Nobel Prize winners.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
That trade has since unwound dramatically, leaving growth more than two standard deviations oversold relative to value, partly because of the recent blowup of the AI-focused hedge fund Situational Awareness.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 4, 2026
But then I read the news that a little-known New York hedge fund manager named John Paulson had made $20 billion or so for his investors and nearly $4 billion for himself.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
![]()
Outside, the home features a glittering lap pool that overlooks the ocean, while hedges that border the 1-acre property help to ensure complete privacy from prying eyes, something that Doherty is said to have prized.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 25, 2026
The study area included hedges, a cornfield, and a tree that stood between the hive and the food source, preventing a direct route.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 14, 2026
Expertly crafted clippers for his Saturday morning ritual of shaping hedges and deadheading blooms.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
WhiteHawk hedges 90% of its commodity price risk for the next 12 months and targets paying 75% of cash as dividends.
From Barron's ● Jun. 9, 2026
Later that day, Ira was cleaning up the station yard when he found a green bathing suit, a pair of white sneakers, a pair of white socks, and a shirt in the hedges.
From Nazi Saboteurs by Samantha Seiple
Astoria launched a hedged growth fund for separately managed accounts in late 2020 that offers strategies similar to buffered ETFs.
From Barron's ● Jun. 23, 2026
While Steyer and Xavier Becerra, the former California attorney general, both said they would support such a ban, the remaining three candidates hedged or said they would not.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 23, 2026
To simplify, being delta neutral means option dealers will shift their holdings of the underlying asset as option prices move in order to maintain a hedged position.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 20, 2026
The carrier said it has 70% of summer jet fuel hedged, warning of volatility for its unhedged position.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 16, 2026
“Six isn’t exactly a lucky number,” I hedged.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
![]()
Hence, the current level of its hedging has been raised to 40% of the airline’s total amount of fuel usage in 2H, the analysts note.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
Over the years, the S&P 500 and the cross-currency basis swap have moved in lockstep on multiple occasions, with periods of strong hedging demand coinciding with falling U.S. equity prices as liquidity shifted.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 23, 2026
“I think of it as a hedging strategy.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
If expectations of a stronger yen cause Japanese investors to increase their dollar hedges, the basis could move further into negative territory, signaling greater hedging demand and tighter dollar-funding conditions.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 23, 2026
Each man was hedging his bets on the hereafter by preparing his private papers for posterity, the one place where they knew their prospects of immortality were assured.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
![]()
Vocabulary lists containing hedge
The Things They Carried
Looking to grow your vocabulary? Check out this interactive, curated word list from our team of English language specialists at Vocabulary.com – one of over 17,000 lists we've built to help learners worldwide!
Much Ado About Nothing
Interested in learning more words like this one? Our team at Vocabulary.com has got you covered! You can review flashcards, quiz yourself, practice spelling, and more – and it's all completely free to use!
"The Yellow Wallpaper" by Charlotte Perkins Gilman
Want to remember this word for good? Start your learning journey today with our library of interactive, themed word lists built by the experts at Vocabulary.com – we'll help you make the most of your study time!