Sentence examples for if I stake from inspiring English sources

If I stake my value on surface-level qualities that are fleeting and outside of my control, not to mention representative of nothing about who I am and what I'm capable of, then I have a future of heartbreak ahead of me.

And if I had to stake money on it, I would guess that Dawn French and Lenny Henry will become the latest among the couples who go on to make a damnably good bowl of soup.

The consensus is that 2009 is a write-off and that 2010 will not be much better, and if I had to stake my life on it that's probably what I would say.

What if I raise the stakes too high and I fail?

I loved her idea so much I wanted my CEO, Chris Sullivan, to hear about it, as I knew he would be impressed, but my reputation was at stake if I let Heather "loose on him" with her current style.

The pills take around two weeks to arrive, which is a highly stressful situation to be in, but I feel my mental health would be put at stake if I'd continued with the pregnancy.

I just don't like football when there is nothing at stake, if I'm honest," the Bluebirds boss added.

Hagopian: I started with a 5% stake in my portfolio, because I believe the company is trading at a great value right now, but I won't hesitate to raise that stake if I have the opportunity to buy on future dips in the stock price.

Perhaps I too would have been led astray -- led to light the match beneath the witch's stake, if I didn't do my research.

Instead of asking yourself, "Can I smoke pot?" perhaps the better question is, "What's at stake if I do smoke pot?" What the Bible doesn't explicitly prohibit, Christians should be slow to condemn people who do such things.

STOP! STOP!" as if I personally had something at stake.