Definition: 1. Something that is regarded as a chance event. 2. Players buy (or are given) chances and prizes are distributed according to the drawing of lots.
Use 'lottery' in a sentence:
1. "It's a lottery ticket," said the man.
2. He bought the lottery and won a prize of $500. But when he gave $50 to the violinist for his wonderful music, the lottery ticket was thrown in, too.
3. She won a fortune in a lottery.
4. 29 schemes for the lots of lottery tickets are ordered by the analytic hierarchy process and an optimization solution of the problem is obtained.
5. No, you didn't win the lottery.
6. Research on Market Production Type of Sports Lottery in China.
7. When Joseph found it was a winning lottery ticket, he decided to return it to the owner.
8. He won the lottery and died the next day.
9. Analysis of the Influence of Lottery Industry on Chinese Economy.
10. A Study on Market Structure Characteristic and Supervise System of Chinese Sports Lottery Trade.
11. Some people think that marriage is a lottery.
12. An Analysis on Efficiency of Chinese Lottery Market Structure.
13. People stood in a long queue to buy lottery tickets.
14. Finding a house in Beijing is a lottery even at the best of times.
15. The Research on Management Model of Soccer Lottery at Abroad.
16. He won a TV in the lottery.
17. Characteristics of Competition and Regulation System Reformation of Lottery Industry in China.
18. This slim volume is packed with tips to help wage slaves as well as lottery winners get the most "happiness bang for your buck".
19. The stockmarket is a lottery.
20. Winning the lottery is a windfall.
21. It is said he's won the top prize in the lottery.
22. And it includes alternative schools with students selected by lottery, such as H-B Woodlawn in Arlington, Va.
23. He won no less than ￡ 5000 in the lottery.
24. What's the biggest lottery jackpot ever?
25. Lottery results will vary.
26. Say, I play the Massachusetts state lottery.
27. All win the lottery, but how can there be such a big difference?
28. A Brief Analysis of the Online Sales System of Sports Lottery.
29. On law system about sports lottery in China.
30. He won a car in the lottery.
31. You must have won the lottery.
32. The artist took out a lottery ticket with Jack's name on it and returned it to the man.
33. It includes alternative schools with students selected by lottery, such as H-B Woodlawn in Arlington, Va.
34. Later his classmate asked the artist, "You are a student and you need money to pay the tuition for further study in the college. Why don't you keep the lottery ticket to yourself?"
35. The Research on the Fundamental Problems of Lottery Legislation in China.
36. Study on RD and Marketing Management Process Design of Lottery in China.
37. The man nodded, "Yes, a lottery ticket."
38. As I said, it's a lottery ticket.
39. They thought themselves lucky in the lottery of life.
40. We found that for some lottery winners who had won more than ￡ 500,000 the positive effect was definitely there, but after six months to a year, they were back to the baseline.
41. The fairest way to determine who gets the chance to wed on Sunday and ensure everyone can properly plan for their own big day is through a lottery system.
42. He won £ 3 000 in the lottery.
43. One of the prizes used was a lottery ticket, with a S10,$ 50 or$ 100 payout, and this was as effective as a tangible gift in persuading people to eat less.
44. She bought a lottery ticket and won more than$ 33 million.
45. "A lottery ticket!" answered the middle-aged man.
46. I was lucky enough to have my tuition covered by a lottery-funded scholarship called HOPE (Helping Outstanding Pupils Educationally).
47. I was lucky enough to have my tuition covered by a lottery funded scholarship called HOPE (Helping Outstanding Pupils Educationally) .
48. About 10 percent of students in the Portland, Oregon public schools are assigned by lottery to dual-language classrooms that offer instruction in Spanish, Japanese or Mandarin, alongside English.
49. This is now a question for Gloria MacKenzie, an 84-year-old widow who recently emerged from her small, tin-roofed house in Florida to collect the biggest undivided lottery jackpot in history.
50. Which judges are assigned to a case is always a bit of a lottery.
51. She bought a lottery ticket and won more than $33 million.
52. The lottery provides harmless fun for millions.
53. When he won the lottery, all sorts of distant relatives came out of the woodwork.
54. The proceeds from the lottery go towards sports and recreation, as well as swelling the coffers of the government.
55. Imagine winning the local lottery first prize of £ 5,000.
