How to Use bookmaker in a Sentence

bookmaker

noun

• That bookmaker site has Prescott with 12/1 odds to win the award.
  — Drew Davison, star-telegram.com, 22 June 2017
• British bookmakers Ladbrokes and William Hill cite the sweet name at the top of their lists.
  — Simon Perry, PEOPLE.com, 4 Sep. 2017
• There is a church at the top of the village, and a small bookmakers at the bottom of the village, take your pick.
  — Lizz Schumer, Peoplemag, 21 June 2024
• Among the bookmaker's favorites for the boy, who will be fifth in line to the throne, are Arthur, Albert and James.
  — Sheena McKenzie, CNN, 23 Apr. 2018
• The 76ers are slightly better than the Celtics in games bookmakers project will be close.
  — Geoff Clark, USA TODAY Sportsbook Wire, 1 Feb. 2020
• Mizuhara then told the gathering that Ohtani had paid off the bookmaker for him.
  — Paul Pringle, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2024
• Nate: Now, Charlie, Loreen is the bookmaker’s pick, but what about you?
  — Charlie Harding, Vulture, 5 May 2023
• Though none of the teams have played a game, bookmakers already have opinions.
  — Victor Mather, New York Times, 5 Feb. 2020
• Your friend, the one with the fat wad of banknotes, like an old-school bookmaker, knows different.
  — The Economist, 20 Feb. 2020
• This season, bookmakers have placed the over/under for them at 42.5 wins.
  — Bob Ford, Philly.com, 13 Oct. 2017
• For the show, Rose’s bookmaker, Ron Peters, is my guest, calling from prison.
  — The Enquirer, 24 Mar. 2022
• Fergie's rep had no comment, but that hasn't stopped the bookmakers running a list of who might be in the running.
  — Simon Perry, Peoplemag, 9 Nov. 2023
• Sportradar, in its current deal, pays the ITF for its official data and sells it to bookmakers around the world.
  — Philly.com, 30 Apr. 2018
• As long as there are states that do not allow gambling, bookmakers will still have a job.
  — Marc Bona, cleveland.com, 15 May 2018
• There have been enough sharp bettors with the stomach to bet the Bulldogs to keep bookmakers honest.
  — Christopher Smith, al, 19 Oct. 2019
• Clark Gable returns to the rough hewn roles that brought him his first great popularity in his role of the bookmaker.
  — Thr Staff, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 July 2024
• Ms Atwood was the favourite to win from a shortlist of six, with bookmakers offering odds of 2/1 ahead of the announcement.
  — The Economist, 15 Oct. 2019
• Mr Zadrozny, whom bookmakers consider the favourite to win the seat, is well-known locally for reasons good and bad.
  — The Economist, 21 Nov. 2019
• These figures add up to more than 100 percent due to the vig, which is the cut a bookmaker takes for facilitating a bet.
  — Alex Kay, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2021
• The bookmakers had them odds on for a return to the Championship but a run of seven wins in nine games saved their Premier League status.
  — SI.com, 23 Feb. 2018
• Yes, licensed esports bookmakers, such as Sportsbetting.ag are safe to join.
  — Sponsored Content, The Mercury News, 10 Jan. 2024
• Honey suggests that furniture beetles laid eggs in the oak before the bookmaker bound the wood in leather.
  — Ann Gibbons, Science | AAAS, 25 July 2017
• Bookmakers have Paris as the favorite but rate Los Angeles as a close runner-up.
  — Victor Mather, New York Times, 22 Feb. 2017
• He is also accused of impersonating Ohtani over the phone with the bank to approve wire transfers to the bookmakers, the DOJ said.
  — Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 11 Apr. 2024
• Virtually, the only people who cared were the bean counters, the stat keepers and the bookmakers.
  — Ed Barkowitz, Philly.com, 18 May 2018
• British bookmakers have already moved past the question of whether Sarri will be fired and onto who will replace him.
  — Joshua Robinson, WSJ, 22 Feb. 2019
• There’s no value in betting the Roughnecks at -278, and the bookmakers know little more than fans heading into this first slate of XFL games.
  — Esten McLaren, USA TODAY Sportsbook Wire, 8 Feb. 2020
• Mango has moved up in the bookmakers’ odds this week, with Italy now the third favorite to win the 2024 contest, behind Croatia and Switzerland.
  — Fred Bronson, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019
• These percentages eclipse 100% due to the vig, which is the cut a bookmaker takes for facilitating your bet.
  — Alex Kay, Forbes, 24 June 2021
• Foreman was a three-to-one favorite with the bookmakers and there were genuine fears, not least from Ali’s business manager Gene Kilroy, that the challenger could be seriously hurt or even die in the ring.
  — Jamie Barton, CNN, 30 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 10 Dec 2024