pet project
Example Sentences
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After that, the composer turned his attention to a big band pet project, making ends meet with leftover work scoring German TV shows.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026
These are the new version of high scores, in a multibillion-dollar industry that started with one student’s pet project.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 9, 2026
It's a pet project for Prime Minister Mark Brown, who believes it will reshape this country of 15 volcanic islands in the southern Pacific.
From BBC • Dec. 9, 2024
The museum was the pet project of Prince Albert, consort to Queen Victoria, who had seen firsthand that British manufactured goods were not always top of the class.
From New York Times • May 13, 2024
He seemed to notice me wherever I went too, and soon I became his pet project.
From "Prisoner B-3087" by Alan Gratz
