How to Use win the lottery in a Sentence
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The Kings, who had a 5.8% chance to win the lottery, will draft eighth.
—Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2021
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The Milwaukee Brewers have the worst odds to win the lottery.
—Joe Harrington, The Enquirer, 7 Dec. 2022
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Sure, the Pistons will only have a 14% chance to win the lottery, but those are the odds for each of the NBA's three-worst teams.
—Marlowe Alter, Detroit Free Press, 3 Mar. 2023
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The Milwaukee Brewers have the worst odds to win the lottery at 0.2% (a fifth of a percent).
—Joe Harrington, Detroit Free Press, 6 Dec. 2022
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With odds that slim, there are a whole lot of things that are more likely to happen to you than win the lottery.
—Jay Cannon, USA TODAY, 6 Jan. 2022
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But one Delaware man was lucky enough to win the lottery twice -- in just two months.
—Zoe Sottile, CNN, 13 Aug. 2022
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So, Oklahoma City could win the lottery and end up with the Rockets’ pick at No. 5.
—Matt Goul, cleveland, 26 May 2021
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The Kraken were provided the third-best odds at 10.3% — tied with New Jersey — to win the lottery.
—John Wawrow, ajc, 2 June 2021
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The Kraken were provided the third-best odds at 10.3% -- tied with New Jersey -- to win the lottery.
—Arkansas Online, 3 June 2021
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Those lucky enough to win the lottery have to formally apply for a license.
—Erica E. Phillips, Hartford Courant, 3 July 2022
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Barbara Stanwyck portrays a tough-as-nails heiress who, day after day, fails to win the lottery.
—Washington Post, 13 May 2021
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Most of the teams that missed the playoffs did so narrowly, which gave them a limited chance to win the lottery most seasons.
—Dustin Dopirak, The Indianapolis Star, 17 May 2023
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Most of the teams that missed the playoffs did so narrowly, which gave them a limited chance to win the lottery most seasons.
—Dustin Dopirak, The Indianapolis Star, 17 May 2023
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Powerball, Mega Millions numbers:Want to win the lottery?
—Chris Sims, The Indianapolis Star, 6 Sep. 2023
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Powerball, Mega Millions numbers:Want to win the lottery?
—Chris Sims, The Indianapolis Star, 10 Sep. 2023
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Those who don't win the lottery will watch on monitors in overflow rooms as Trump enters his not guilty plea.
—Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 3 Aug. 2023
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Raising Cane's is trying again to win the lottery for their employees.
—Giovana Gelhoren, PEOPLE.com, 29 July 2022
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Under the new system, each participant in a group trip like the one organized by Mr. Latif would have to win the lottery.
—New York Times, 12 July 2022
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Since its launch in 1992, the Powerball has offered an opportunity for many people to chase a dream: to win the lottery.
—Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 4 Mar. 2023
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Rather, the scenario outlined by Stone could occur if Houston does not win the lottery, facing a complicated choice outside of the top spot.
—Michael Shapiro, Chron, 10 Apr. 2023
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Though most people who win the lottery do successfully come forward to claim their prizes, there are exceptions.
—Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 24 Apr. 2023
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At Allende’s grave, citizens leave not just votives and flowers but handwritten notes containing what could only be called prayers: to win the lottery, to pass a math exam, to find love.
—Jonathan Dee, The New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2023
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That means people seeking to win the lottery have another opportunity to win big.
—Raphael Romero Ruiz, The Arizona Republic, 31 Oct. 2022
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Those who win the lottery—especially those who win more substantial sums—are able to buy homes, and hold onto those homes long-term, building additional wealth.
—Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 13 Dec. 2022
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When a handful of people at a corner convenience store on Christmas Eve see one of them win the lottery — totaling $156 million — the down-on-his-luck Sterling (played by Cloud) decides to make his own odds and shoot his shot.
—Jack Smart, Peoplemag, 2 Nov. 2023
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The securities are structured such that investors with a high tolerance for risk, like hedge funds and private-equity firms, buy the bottom layers hoping to win the lottery.
—Frank Partnoy, The Atlantic, 10 June 2020
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Visas are typically allocated at random, so tough luck to employers that don’t win the lottery.
—The Editorial Board, WSJ, 7 Feb. 2022
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As a result, Japanese filmmakers no longer have to win the lottery of an invitation to Cannes or Venice to raise their international profiles and build their box office clout in Japan.
—Mark Schilling, Variety, 7 Nov. 2021
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Simply win the lottery, according to a working paper from the National Bureau of Economic Research.
—Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 13 Dec. 2022
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Wilmington gave property owners who did not win the lottery one year to continue operating and recover their losses.
—Nyamekye Daniel, Washington Examiner, 15 Jan. 2021
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