lottery

Example Sentences

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Both Ogier and Evans, along with many other drivers, had criticised conditions in Saudi Arabia, describing the new rally added for 2025 as "a lottery".

From BBC

England's hopes of levelling the Ashes in Brisbane are dependent on a pink-ball "lottery", says former bowler Stuart Broad.

From BBC

Further east, Lithuania and Latvia have compulsory schemes, with cadets chosen by lottery.

From BBC

Like lottery winners, wealthy individuals fear their offspring might blow money they haven’t had to toil for.

From The Wall Street Journal

Let them wager on a day’s move with short-dated options—Wall Street’s equivalent of scratch-off lottery tickets.

From Barron's