raffle

Example Sentences

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French journalist Peri Cochin organised the raffle with backing from Picasso's family and foundation.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

When the two-hour movie ended, one attendee won the big raffle prize, which included “Waiting to Exhale” on DVD — and a DVD player to play it.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 23, 2026

The firm’s insurance chief of 39 years, Ajit Jain, once crafted a policy insuring Pepsi against having to award a $1 billion raffle prize.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 25, 2025

The authorities in the French capital launched a lottery on Monday, offering 30 monuments for sale in a raffle -- 10 at Pere-Lachaise, 10 at Montparnasse and 10 at Montmartre.

From Barron's • Nov. 6, 2025

Those hard times when Chokecherry Middle School couldn’t sell enough raffle tickets to even pay for the prize might as well be a hundred years ago.

From "Linked" by Gordon Korman