sweepstake

Example Sentences

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Keisha Schahaff joined her daughter after winning their tickets in a sweepstake.

From BBC • Aug. 11, 2023

"I filled out this sweepstake and then suddenly months later I'm getting correspondences saying that you're a top 20 finalist, then a top five finalist, to becoming a winner," she says.

From BBC • Aug. 6, 2023

Shall we do a sweepstake on how many turn up for the City match today?

From The Guardian • Sep. 18, 2021

It's now like winning a lottery sweepstake, where the lucky few get a free new life, meanwhile, the others are denied any chance at life.

From New York Times • Feb. 25, 2018

Two dracaenae exchanged coins like they were taking bets for the End-of-the-World office sweepstake.

From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan