hit the jackpot
Example Sentences
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It wasn’t long after their final interview, held over dinner at Spago in Beverly Hills, that Kroenke understood he’d hit the jackpot.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026
Clarence Carter challenged himself last year, and he hit the jackpot with the biggest album of his career.
From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026
Kirat Assi thought she'd hit the jackpot when Bobby, a handsome cardiologist, got in touch with her in 2009.
From BBC • Oct. 19, 2024
The Aztecs’ bruising forward continued to hit the jackpot in the following days.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 22, 2023
She’d say all the wrong things—that I’ve hit the jackpot, that I need to get into this boy’s pockets real quick, that I need to do something about that Carrie girl.
From "Pride" by Ibi Zoboi
