Sentence examples for I staked from inspiring English sources

I staked out the brick plaza downtown; I figured I'd have less competition there.

By mid-2005, I had so much confidence in my analysis that I staked my reputation on it.

At the 4 p.m. show I staked out a front-row position and viewed it in theaterlike conditions with perfect concentration on the dance.

Now a dedicated groupie, I staked out the Postal Service team bus hoping that Lance would autograph the No. 1 he had given me.

The new series of Death in Paradise continues Thursdays at 9pm on BBC1 I think I staked my claim on Billie after about 25 minutes, with a hand on the leg!

I staked the stems and cushioned the plants in soft packing material with a wrapping paper funnel to keep everything in place, and lost only a bud or two.

I've staked my claim on the I-can't-cook thing for quite some time.

"I've staked out one of the loneliest places in Washington," he said.

I've staked my reputation by saying that Australia would get a completely new high-speed wireless system by January 2007.

He wistfully mentioned the Ballerina, a $500,000 Grade I stakes for older fillies and mares late in the Saratoga meet.

None of the 11 horses had won a Grade I stakes.