Example Sentences

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Jackpots in the two lottery games grow so large because the steep odds make winning so unlikely, allowing the grand prize to roll over again and again.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 25, 2023

Jackpots have only become bigger as venture capital has grown overcapitalized; last year exit values, the proceeds from selling shares, topped two hundred billion dollars for the first time.

From The New Yorker • Jan. 20, 2020

His new book is “Pinball Wizards: Jackpots, Drains, and the Cult of the Silver Ball,” which he will discuss at Politics and Prose on Nov. 3 at 7 p.m.

From Washington Post • Oct. 27, 2017