ante

Example Sentences

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The communication follows the Dec. 8 hostile bid from Paramount, which has upped the ante to $78 billion or $30 a share.

From Los Angeles Times

Now some are upping the ante with explicit poaching efforts—and litigation.

From The Wall Street Journal

Now, if anything, Arsenal's late concession at the Stadium of Light has upped the ante even further before this latest clash between City and Liverpool.

From BBC

But Erivo upped the ante by taking the lyrics of the song to a practical level.

From Los Angeles Times

In September, popular television host and comedian Bill Maher upped the ante describing what was happening as a "genocide" .

From BBC