make hay
Example Sentences
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That matters because successful investors make hay while the sun shines.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026
They say you should make hay while the sun shines, and farmers have been doing just that.
From BBC • Jul. 15, 2025
Or do they make hay while the sun is shining, and keep the firewood piled high, then brace for impact and wait for the long winter to pass?
From Salon • Dec. 31, 2024
The invaluable resource was being funneled into a single industry—the equivalent of mowing down entire grassland ecosystems to make hay for livestock, risking the starvation of deer and buffalo in the process.
From Slate • Feb. 4, 2024
Later, the grass had been cut to make hay that would feed the farm’s animals through the winter.
From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan
