cast lots
Example Sentences
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Think of the centurions who cast lots for Christ’s robes on the day of the Crucifixion in 33 A.D.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026
You witnessed my humbling when they cast lots to replace Judas and chose Matthias, not me, to join the apostles.
From The Guardian • Apr. 7, 2011
They had cast lots and it simply fell out in favour of Matthias.
From The Guardian • Apr. 7, 2011
At that time top government officials were accustomed to cast lots annually among themselves to decide for which one the next calendar year should be named.
From Time Magazine Archive
In the fifth week their provisions ran out, and it was decided they would cast lots.
From "The Reader" by Traci Chee
