lay a wager

Example Sentences

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I will lay a wager that he sold it for six.”

From Anecdotes for Boys by Newcomb, Harvey

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

"I will lay a wager," quoth Sancho, "you took me from the first, only you had a mind to puzzle me, that you might hear some more of my blunders."

From Heathen Mythology by Various

"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

I’ll lay a wager the miser outbids every one of you,—even rich generous Marigny here!”

From The Quadroon Adventures in the Far West by Reid, Mayne