draw lots
Example Sentences
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It sends out tall stalks of white flowers when it blooms that draw lots of attention from pollinators, “and if you leave the stalks up, the birds come in and eat the seeds,” Meyer said.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 19, 2022
The Godfrey-Faussett family so dreaded the tedium of these royal visits that they would draw lots to see who had to greet him.
From Washington Post • Jan. 28, 2022
The captain on active duty said it was common for unmarried soldiers to draw lots to marry the widow of one who died in battle.
From New York Times • Mar. 28, 2021
Should that finish in a tie, they draw lots.
From Slate • Jun. 27, 2018
SCORPIUS: Maybe we should draw lots — DRACO: You’re not volunteering, Scorpius.
From "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child" by J.K. Rowling
