Sentence examples for of a raffle from inspiring English sources
They won two tickets to the All-Star Game in Houston as part of a raffle the N.B.A. holds for Jam Session volunteers.
Think of a raffle and you may picture prizes such as restaurant vouchers, a food hamper or maybe even an iPad, won at the village fête.
The Beitz couple, who built the resort in 1994 but want to return to the Gold Coast, embarked on their novel method of unloading the resort after their son thought up the idea of a raffle.
As the NHS went about its remarkable business – including giving Mum chocolates and a flannel nightie she wasn't sure she could accept, since they were the fruits of a raffle, and therefore of gambling – I defrosted salmon and scrubbed new potatoes.
The winner of a raffle will model for Snyder's portrait.
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As a souvenir for the first writer he has served a Singapore Sling, Png jots down the recipe on the back of a Raffles coaster: cherry liqueur, grenadine syrup, Triple Sec, benedictine, lime juice, pineapple juice, bitters and, finally, what every proper expatriate lady prefers, gin.
The event, 9 30 p.m. to 1 30 a.m., includes drinks, a buffet, casino-style games of chance, a raffle and dancing throughout the evening.
A Sommelier Benefit On July 24, from 6 to 9 p.m. at Tribeca Grill, 375 Greenwich Street (Franklin Street), there will be a tasting of rare wines and a raffle of wines and restaurant dinners organized by Manhattan sommeliers to raise money for a fellow sommelier, Chuck Simeone, who has multiple sclerosis.
"We used to have some pretty nice pots," Mr. Tobin recalled, explaining that a high pot of $3,650 in 1988 was countered by a low of $662 in 1996, a year when lack of ice required a raffle.
But those who don't want to be moving targets can enjoy other attractions: an exhibition of baseball memorabilia, a raffle for the old-style ball, free tours of the 19th-century mansion and ballpark snacks.
