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 case was brought by one of the party, Mr. D., who, however, agreed to draw lots for possession of the treasure; and the case passed to a friend, who may be called Mr. W.
From Slate ● Oct. 14, 2018
If the two finalists are level, they draw lots.
From Reuters ● Oct. 6, 2017
I got Siobhan to draw lots of these faces and then write down next to them exactly what they meant.
From "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time" by Mark Haddon
