lottery

Example Sentences

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That pride radiated off of her in late March as she bounced around the Observatory stage like a lottery ball in an air blower.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

That’s up from the prior fee—$215—for an applicant to enter the H-1B lottery and then fees of around $5,000 to file a visa application.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

The 6-foot-4 game changer is projected to be an NBA draft lottery pick.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 16, 2026

But if the government instead taxed the individual receiving inherited wealth, that would mean treating that wealth as income in the same way as lottery winnings or any other type of “found money,” she says.

From Barron's • Mar. 2, 2026

“Mexico’s lottery is in pesos, man. That’s all I was sayin’.

From "We Were Here" by Matt De La Peña