lay a wager

Example Sentences

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Then I'll lay a wager, Conti, that it is the portrait of the artist's own mistress.

From The Dramatic Works of G. E. Lessing Miss Sara Sampson, Philotas, Emilia Galotti, Nathan the Wise by Lessing, Gotthold Ephraim

"I would lay a wager that thou art in love with her already," said Selim.

From Hania by Sienkiewicz, Henryk

"An I was still shrewder," says I, "I'd trust a surmise an' lay a wager that I was right."

From Harbor Tales Down North With an Appreciation by Wilfred T. Grenfell, M.D. by Duncan, Norman

"Let us lay a wager on it," said the Englishman.

From Hans Andersen's Fairy Tales Second Series by Andersen, H. C. (Hans Christian)

I’ll lay a wager with you that this car tumbles off the bank before five minutes are past.”

From Lord Stranleigh Abroad by Barr, Robert