Examples of 'raised the stakes' in a sentence
Meaning of "raised the stakes"
raised the stakes - This phrase means to increase the level of risk, effort, or commitment in a situation, typically in pursuit of a greater reward or outcome. It is commonly used in contexts involving competition, negotiations, or challenges
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- simple past tense and past participle of raise the stakes
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raised the stakes
It raised the stakes to such a degree.
You are the one who raised the stakes.
John raised the stakes.
Round after round you raised the stakes.
You have raised the stakes for the rest of us.
That was before she raised the stakes.
He has raised the stakes all the way to heaven.
It just moved the venue and raised the stakes.
He raised the stakes.
And now our problem has raised the stakes.
You have raised the stakes of the game and made it pretty hard.
And not one of those times has he raised the stakes.
We policy makers have raised the stakes by promising to deliver.
And encountered no soviet forces because president johnson had raised the stakes.
Then the new commanders raised the stakes dramatically.
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You raised the stakes the minute you asked me to look into a simple arrest.
Sharply rising income inequality has raised the stakes of the economic game.
So I raised the stakes a bit.
No doubt Sony has just raised the stakes.
Globalisation has raised the stakes for European firms and for the Union as a whole.
This time Iran has raised the stakes.
Huawei may have raised the stakes somewhat by teasing 5G capabilities for its phone.
But the anonymity of the Internet has completely raised the stakes.
The Chinese government has raised the stakes with its own national strategy.
Oil exploration by British companies off the islands has raised the stakes.
This combination has raised the stakes of long-standing conflicts.
Trudeau 's purchase of the pipeline has raised the stakes.
Shougang 's torrid experience has raised the stakes for Chinese players, says Cynthia Sanborn.
Then he put that money into the game, and raised the stakes.
Oh, so you raised the stakes.
A couple of websites offer £5 free to play scratchcards and now we raised the stakes.
If nothing else, the Rockefeller household raised the stakes of sibling rivalry to a significant degree.
When it comes to great steaks, I have just raised the stakes.
Robbie 's raised the stakes.
The ECB has bought time, but it has also raised the stakes.
She then raised the stakes further, “ Everybody likes to listen to the words.
The Inquiry Committee raised the stakes.
The Turkish leader raised the stakes by accusing unnamed foreign ambassadors of " provocative actions . ".
After the symposium, we raised the stakes.
So I raised the stakes a bit . - And he still was not anxious.
Was showing no signs of deception . So I raised the stakes a bit.
She raised the stakes even higher . and told me I need to self-experiment.
In fact, it was Mikhail Gorbachev who raised the stakes.
America now raised the stakes by sending B-29 bombers, capable of carrying atom bombs to Britain.
But whoever it is, I think they just raised the stakes.
United States v. Lopez in 1995 raised the stakes in the debate over federal authority even higher.
The Special Counsel 's response just raised the stakes.
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump just raised the stakes in the fight with China over trade.
As you can see, the count, before his death, raised the stakes.
My, my, you have all really raised the stakes this time.
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Examples of using Stakes
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Irving knows the stakes of this war
The stakes you get here are nice
That he feels the stakes are too high
Examples of using Raised
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The child shall be raised in a good environment
Raised spots may be created by a bedding attachment
Moses and raised him as their own
