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Sweepstake is an English word. Below you'll find 3 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Sweepstake in a sentence

Related words

Sweepstake | Sweepstakes

Sweepstake meaning

  1. A lottery in which the prize or prizes constitute all the money paid by the participants.
  2. A prize draw.

Using Sweepstake

  • The main meaning on this page is: A lottery in which the prize or prizes constitute all the money paid by the participants. | A prize draw.

Context around Sweepstake

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 14.7 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 1 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 2 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

chunks 1×

Often after:

final 1×

Sentence patterns with Sweepstake

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

blowing chunks sweepstake 1× held a sweepstake on who 1× sweepstake final winner 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

last week the 1× sweepstake final winner 1×

Common sentence endings:

a gunman first 1× and darren toland 1× blowing chunks sweepstake 1×

Words around Sweepstake

Just before it in the word index:

sweeps 223 sweepings 3 sweepingly 5 sweeping 1.140 sweepers 32 sweeper 59

Just after it in the word index:

sweepstakes 92 sweet 3.842 sweetback 3 sweetbay 4 sweetbread 3 sweetbreads 3

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaand 5 aaah 5 aacl 5 aak 5 aapke 5 aarav 5

Corpus analysis for Sweepstake

  • In this selection, "sweepstake" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 14.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, chunks and final stand out and add context to how "sweepstake" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include blowing chunks sweepstake and held a sweepstake on who. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "sweepstake" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aacl, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with sweepstake

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Who had 10:14am in our ‘Blowing Chunks’ sweepstake? (9 words)

Sweepstake Final winner Knockadoo Chris with, from left, Aidan Gallagher and brothers Dean and Darren Toland. (16 words)

Last week, the inquest heard a claim that soldiers held a sweepstake on who would kill a gunman first. (19 words)

Longer example sentences

Last week, the inquest heard a claim that soldiers held a sweepstake on who would kill a gunman first. (19 words)

Sweepstake Final winner Knockadoo Chris with, from left, Aidan Gallagher and brothers Dean and Darren Toland. (16 words)

Who had 10:14am in our ‘Blowing Chunks’ sweepstake? (9 words)

Question examples

Who had 10:14am in our ‘Blowing Chunks’ sweepstake? (9 words)

Example sentences (3)

Sweepstake Final winner Knockadoo Chris with, from left, Aidan Gallagher and brothers Dean and Darren Toland.

Last week, the inquest heard a claim that soldiers held a sweepstake on who would kill a gunman first.

Who had 10:14am in our ‘Blowing Chunks’ sweepstake?

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "sweepstake" in a sentence?
An example: "Sweepstake Final winner Knockadoo Chris with, from left, Aidan Gallagher and brothers Dean and Darren Toland." This page contains 3 example sentences with the word "sweepstake" from authentic English texts.
What does "sweepstake" mean?
Sweepstake means: A lottery in which the prize or prizes constitute all the money paid by the participants.
How many example sentences with "sweepstake" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 3 example sentences with "sweepstake", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.