raffle

Example Sentences

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“My uncle took me to see a match. He had won two tickets in a raffle at his job,” Luna says.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026

Buffett has lavished praise on the executive for his preternatural ability to craft offbeat policies, including insuring Chicago’s tallest building against terrorist attacks and Pepsi against having to award a $1 billion raffle prize.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

To help towards that, the church sold raffle tickets to win the painting by Suffolk-born Hambling, which initially it hoped would raise £10,000, but had brought in £13,000 by January.

From BBC • Mar. 6, 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

Then there was the lady who sold lottery tickets for a turkey raffle.

From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers