Examples of 'up the ante' in a sentence
Meaning of "up the ante"
up the ante - This phrase means to increase the level of something, typically used in the context of increasing stakes or risks in a situation
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- To raise the stakes of a hand of poker
- To take an action that raises the stakes, i.e. that increases the chances of conflict.
- To make something more difficult.
- To make something more desirable.
How to use "up the ante" in a sentence
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We are going to have to up the ante on the next one.
Up the ante on your communication approach.
And so you up the ante a little bit.
Everybody else thinks we aught to up the ante.
I am gonna up the ante a little bit literally.
I think you are always looking to up the ante.
We are looking to up the ante and top ourselves.
And the uncle is raising up the ante.
I say we up the ante and stop ordering food.
Then we will carry on and up the ante.
It tends to up the ante and depersonalizes the situation.
Then the next step is to up the ante.
Sex toys up the ante on pleasure.
Everybody else thinks we ought to up the ante.
Striking doctors up the ante over reforms.
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Looks like we are gonna need to up the ante.
Well the TeCAs up the ante to four.
Five days to anticipate how he will up the ante.
The state has to up the ante to achieve it.
Surely these would have to up the ante.
We need to up the ante again.
Let us have the courage to up the ante.
Now let me up the ante by flipping this coin twice.
But they had decided to up the ante.
He later decided to up the ante and make it an official release.
Only this time he will need to up the ante.
I just need to up the ante a little.
I am an amateur photographer hoping to up the ante.
I needed to up the ante a bit.
Any minute now he will want to jack up the ante.
I can try and up the ante to burglary of the van.
I was thinking maybe we should up the ante this time.
God had to up the ante and the plagues followed.
I call the old man and up the ante.
China needs to up the ante in preserving its cultural resources.
I guess we will have to up the ante.
Up the ante again.
Do not you try to up the ante on me.
I thought the candy might not be enough so let me up the ante.
They are preparing to up the ante once more.
Auction houses have pacemakers who are hired to up the ante.
You did not have to up the ante before the hearing.
So then you are obliged to up the ante.
I will up the ante.
And expect that they will up the ante.
And up the ante.
I guess we gotta up the ante.
Decided to up the ante and make sure that the news spread.
She likes to up the ante.
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