stake's Usage Examples:

Hence his mistakes though easy to understand are by no means so pardonable as were, for example, those of the Georges, who had been absolute monarchs in their own country.

The first of these mistakes was a measure making (January 1885) the currency inconvertible for a period of two years.

Chares was ordered to make reprisals, but instead sailed to Corcyra, where he made the mistake of siding with the oligarchs.

If I'm not mistaken, I've got the magical power of stealth mode.

The werewolf jumped to Jackson's body and pulled the stake from his chest with her teeth.

aggravated by the mistake of the new government in a 11Various measures were proposed which would but have aggravated the situation.

Finally as to such historical difficulties in Acts as still perplex the student of the Apostolic age, one must remember the possibilities of mistake intervening between the facts and the accounts reaching its author, at second or even third hand.

If they mistakenly selected a pair of numbers which did not total 10, it was met with a rather doleful ' moo ' !porcupine fish were hiding underneath small outcrops, their huge, doleful eyes peering out warily at the passing divers.

For example, will the trainee work with the trainer at his or her work station?The trainee months ago made a horrible mistake by choosing to target Ingrid, and Xander didn't think twice about lopping off his head.

There is more at stake here than your brother's life.

Everywhere on the centre the Christians gained the upper hand, but their victory was almost turned into a defeat by the mistaken manoeuvres of Doria.

The hibachi chefs put on a great show which can be a good table to stake out if you have a group with you.

Synonyms:

vested interest, portion, fee, undivided interest, insurable interest, terminable interest, right, part, percentage, interest, equity, share, reversion, undivided right, grubstake, security interest, controlling interest,

Antonyms:

misconception, end, outside, inside, interesting,