Examples of 'upped the ante' in a sentence

Meaning of "upped the ante"

To up the ante means to increase the level of something, especially a demand or a risk. This phrase is commonly used in informal contexts to indicate a willingness to take things to a higher level or put more at stake
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  • simple past tense and past participle of up the ante

How to use "upped the ante" in a sentence

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upped the ante
We have upped the ante at every obstacle.
We were set to do it ourselves but they upped the ante.
I have upped the ante on my publishing deal.
You are the one who upped the ante.
They really upped the ante with this album.
They too seemed to have upped the ante.
She upped the ante in this one.
The governor upped the ante.
He upped the ante and opted to do both sides.
Tony himself had upped the ante this time.
They upped the ante by attempting the challenge within seven months.
He reveled in his success and upped the ante.
Do not forget who upped the ante from kidnapping to homicide.
Kissinger deliberately upped the ante.
And we upped the ante for all the other shows.

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Martin just upped the ante.
China has upped the ante on smaller claimants and particularly on Vietnam.
Eddington just upped the ante.
Petrov upped the ante and it looks like the Vice President is going to cave.
That just upped the ante.
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They have upped the ante.
But as the day wore on, some of the seniors upped the ante.
This guy upped the ante.
Trump upped the ante this week by threatening to lift the tariff rate to 25 percent.
And he has gradually upped the ante with his videos.
When she felt that we weren't fully understanding her message, she upped the ante.
Somebody just upped the ante.
But he also upped the ante psychologically on Barcelona and particularly Pep Guardiola.
The fallout from his death upped the ante on their rivalry.
I've upped the ante on my publishing deal.
You know Pierce upped the ante on you.
I have upped the ante on my publishing deal . There is been movie interest.
But now Navistar has upped the ante.
She has really upped the ante in your little game of love here.
The present Government has upped the ante.
The opposition has upped the ante and is blaming the government.
But now Google have really upped the ante.
But that immediately upped the ante to get more titles into the pipeline.
And so this morning I upped the ante.
The Universe has upped the ante and is asking us to do the same.
The Bonfantes just upped the ante.
What if I upped the ante and told you can now get an.
At this point, the audience upped the ante.
And Pierce upped the ante on you.
He 's been in this situation a million times and has upped the ante when needed.
Paul McCartney has upped the ante on his divorce to Heather Mills.
In response, the French have upped the ante.
Now Pizza Hut has upped the ante by creating sneakers that order pizza.
And instead of learning your lesson, you upped the ante with this virus.

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