make a killing
Example Sentences
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A publicity-shy hedge-fund manager whose other investments include Dicks Sporting Goods and Wingstop is also expected to make a killing.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026
When it comes to making money as a director, Chapman’s Jones quoted the adage, “You can make a killing, but you can’t make a living.”
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 2, 2023
It hardly takes a detective to know that at the box office, they’d make a killing.
From New York Times • Sep. 12, 2022
The book is about a "stockbroker who plays on superstitions about the date to create chaos on Wall Street and make a killing on the market," History.com says on its website.
From Fox News • Aug. 13, 2021
The big cheeses who own the various blocks and districts make a killing off it every single day.
From "X: A Novel" by Ilyasah Shabazz
