How to Use lottery in a Sentence

lottery

noun
Definition of lotterynext
  • They held a lottery to determine who could get a green card.
  • Life's a lottery, isn't it? It all depends on luck.
  • Room assignments are determined by lottery.
  • The draft lottery is scheduled for May 16 and the draft is June 22.
    — oregonlive, 21 Apr. 2023
  • The team with the fifth-worst record will have a 10.5% chance of winning the NBA draft lottery.
    — Afentres, oregonlive, 2 Apr. 2023
  • This is not the first time Durham has hit a lottery jackpot.
    — Abigail Adams, Peoplemag, 5 June 2023
  • The wife went into the store and bought some lottery tickets.
    — Olivia Lloyd, Miami Herald, 23 Feb. 2024
  • An 18-year-old who played the lottery for the first time won $48 million.
    — Camille C. Knox, CBS News, 11 Feb. 2023
  • The Utah Jazz have a lottery pick and selections Nos. 16 and 28.
    — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 22 Apr. 2023
  • Make the 2024 draft count Once again, the Hornets are going to have a lottery pick.
    — Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 11 Apr. 2024
  • Here’s a look at the 14 hopefuls in the lottery, and their odds of landing the 7-foot-3 French teen phenom.
    — Tim Reynolds, Chicago Tribune, 10 May 2023
  • What are the odds of winning the Powerball lottery game?
    — Steven Martinez, Journal Sentinel, 4 Sep. 2024
  • What are the odds of winning the Powerball lottery game?
    — Steven Martinez, Journal Sentinel, 1 July 2024
  • This role, this project has been like winning the lottery.
    — Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Apr. 2023
  • But this is not the largest lottery jackpot in recent times.
    — Ben Brasch, Washington Post, 9 Aug. 2023
  • All teams near the bottom of the league's standings hold hopes of landing the top prize in May's lottery.
    — Michael Shapiro, Chron, 9 Apr. 2023
  • Most of that, or some of it going directly to the lottery.
    — Laura Johnston, cleveland, 1 Aug. 2023
  • That was also the only time their pick improved thanks to the lottery.
    — Detroit Free Press, 17 May 2023
  • The lottery decides all of that, and arguably, for good reason.
    — Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 20 Feb. 2024
  • At some point, tickets were doled out through a lottery.
    — Ron Grossman, Chicago Tribune, 26 Mar. 2023
  • The Powerball isn’t the only massive lottery prize this week.
    — Tina Burnside, CNN, 18 July 2023
  • The Flyers will be in the lottery, but not with as high a pick as some of the teams that are embracing the bottom-out.
    — Matt Porter, BostonGlobe.com, 11 Feb. 2023
  • The pair of lottery picks signal a new era for the Sparks, who are trying to end a three-year playoff drought.
    — Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2024
  • Young’s usual spot for a fill-up and lottery tickets was closed that day.
    — Amy Hubbard, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2023
  • At this point, the odds of getting hit by lightning are stronger than winning the lottery.
    — Chloe Berger, Fortune, 10 Jan. 2023
  • The ticket was sold at a Joe’s Service Center, the lottery said.
    — Amanda Watts, CNN, 14 Feb. 2023
  • Now to backpedal on my backpedaling: a lottery ticket costs $2.
    — Jack Murtagh, Scientific American, 17 Nov. 2023
  • There will be a lottery for 40 seats that cost $10 for all performances.
    — Shawna Chen, Axios, 16 July 2024
  • To find the full list of previous Powerball winners, click the link to the lottery's website.
    — Ahjané Forbes, USA TODAY, 16 Oct. 2024
  • What time is the next Powerball lottery drawing in Arizona?
    — Shelby Slade, The Arizona Republic, 24 Oct. 2024

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