stake a claim in a sentence

Examples

1. We learn that Monkton is a gold miner who recently staked a claim.
2. San Francisco also stakes a claim to the fortune cookie's creation.
3. He staked a claim on our feelings with his unswerving earnestness and sincerity.
4. Pioneer David Denny ( of the Denny Party ) staked a claim in 1853.
5. Wal-Mart and franchise restaurants have already staked a claims here.
6. No one has staked a claim on Florida territory yet.
7. Both factions have staked a claim to forming a government.
8. Gore was asked about Bush staking a claim in Tennessee.
9. Pat and Judy, 45, also a gem cutter, staked a claim and started mining.
10. Both sides are trying to win territory on the battlefield to stake a claim.