the stake

1. see burn at the stake.

Example Sentences

The details of the stake and price are still being discussed, the report said.

From BBC

RedBird Capital will buy the stake owned by Emirati royal Sheikh Mansour who had bankrolled an earlier bid.

From BBC

"She lets her freak flag fly. She's not like most people, and she hasn't tried to fit in. In the 18th century, she would have been burned at the stake," he observed.

From Salon

"Minority languages, minority cultures getting their shake at the stake."

From BBC

Nearly 600 years after Joan of Arc was burned at the stake for heresy and wearing men’s military attire, Judo Olympic medalist Ronda Rousey was nearly barred from entering the UFC, America's behemoth mixed martial arts league.

From Salon