lay a wager

Example Sentences

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I will lay a wager that you have grown captious, fretful, and disposed to take trouble on interest.

From The Last Penny and Other Stories by Croome, William

Of those renowned in life I will lay a wager I will find more that have died before they came to five-and-thirty years than after.

From The World's Greatest Books — Volume 14 — Philosophy and Economics by Hammerton, John Alexander, Sir

She's gone back to Deep Dale, I'll lay a wager.

From Sharing Her Crime by Fleming, May Agnes

“And I’ll lay a wager you fellows started the ball rolling and Beverly had to brace up and stop it,” he nodded.

From A Dixie School Girl by Jackson, Gabrielle E. (Gabrielle Emilie)

I will lay a wager it is the servant of the officer with whom you are in love.

From The Comedies of Carlo Goldoni edited with an introduction by Helen Zimmern by Goldoni, Carlo