ante

Example Sentences

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On Wednesday, following the Fed’s rate announcement, Powell upped the ante.

From Slate • Mar. 19, 2026

Google managed to up the ante Wednesday with its own plan to spend as much as $185 billion this year, which would be about double last year’s outlay.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 2026

The game looked to be England's for the taking when Albert removed Australia's eighth wicket with the score on 207 only for Peake to up the ante.

From BBC • Feb. 3, 2026

With serve dominating they went to a tiebreak, where Zverev upped the ante to go 5-3 up.

From Barron's • Jan. 27, 2026

And perhaps this is the rationale of all risky sports: You deliberately raise the ante of effort and concentration in order, as it were, to clear your mind of trivialities.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer