Examples of 'up the stakes' in a sentence

Meaning of "up the stakes"

up the stakes: This phrase is often used in a competitive context to describe the act of increasing the level of risk, investment, or competition. It suggests that the intensity or seriousness of a situation is being heightened

How to use "up the stakes" in a sentence

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Why do not we up the stakes this time.
Do whatever it takes to make her i meant turn up the stakes.
All this does is up the stakes of the game.
Racers in the cup are often encouraged to sport a bikini to amp up the stakes.
Bumps up the stakes and encourages them.
Maybe you would like to up the stakes.
Ramp up the stakes on the nuclear threat.
We just got to keep amping up the stakes.
Let us up the stakes a little bit.
And perhaps we need to up the stakes then.
Move up the stakes slowly.
Maybeyou would like to up the stakes.
I would punch up the stakes in the first act.
Maybe it will help if we up the stakes.
We need to up the stakes on her.

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I just thought we would have a bit of fun and up the stakes tonight.
Maybe we can up the stakes a little.
Make the elements more extreme and you ramp up the stakes nicely.
Now let us step up the stakes a little bit more.
It seems to have evened up the stakes.
Let us up the stakes then.
We are gonna have to up the stakes.
Gotta up the stakes.
So Olivier decided to up the stakes.
We up the stakes.
We have gotta up the stakes.
To up the stakes.
And all this does is just up the stakes of the game.
Bumps up the stakes and encourages them To use their riskiest methods.
Now let us up the stakes.
Now let us do one more here where I am really going to step up the stakes.
I meant turn up the stakes.
The first and most probable is that Turkey will not amp up the stakes.
Let me up the stakes.
If someone is going, you can up the stakes.
They now seem to want to up the stakes now by invading Iran as well.
Ifyou thinkyour guy can win it, up the stakes.
Come on, let us up the stakes a little bit.
If you think your guy can win it, up the stakes.
I had to up the stakes.
If you still have any doubts, maybe we should up the stakes.
We need to up the stakes.
Let us up the stakes a little bit, introduce some negative signs in here.
Then tomorrow we up the stakes.
Let us up the stakes to a five-digit number.
We just have to up the stakes.
Up the stakes substantially? We just need to.
I think we need to up the stakes.
Let us up the stakes a little, or it 's no fun at all.
It is about setting up the stakes.

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