Sentence examples for stake placed from inspiring English sources

"Great is the stake placed in our hands," he once remarked of America, "great is the responsibility which must rest upon the people of the United States".

The executioner put her in a pitch barrel, tied her to the stake, placed the fuel and faggots around her and set them alight.

A double for example, is a single stake placed on two different selections, which must both win for the bet to be successful.

She has high stakes placed on that outcome.

The firm reported todaythat 91% of the stakes placed had been for the draw.

Exam boards blamed the increasingly high stakes placed on exams and said more schools and parents wanted to lodge complaints.

Some families choose to rise at the wee hours and stake places in line outside of their favourite retailers, waiting for their chance to pick up incredible bargains and bragging rights.

Once you reach the very last stake, place the last stake into the ground.

Combined with the costs of choreographers, stylists, and extra marketing, a lot of stake is placed on the success of a band.

Watched by a reported 20,000 people, she was led to the stake and stood on a stool, where a noose, attached to an iron bolt driven into the top of the stake, was placed around her neck.

The individual cannot control where the fence stakes are placed.