put money on

Example Sentences

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UConn’s upset means bettors who put money on the underdog will receive a larger payout.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

There’s plenty of appetite to put money on the big game.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 6, 2026

Polymarket’s backers speak glowingly about the promise of harnessing the wisdom of the crowd, arguing that people who put money on the line are more likely to be right than purported experts and biased commentators.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 2, 2026

“In science we normally put money on a number of different horses because we can’t be entirely sure who’s going to win.”

From Salon • May 6, 2025

He told me he was twenty-one, but I would have put money on him being younger.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover