hitting the jackpot
Example Sentences
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Tax management isn’t as sexy as hitting the jackpot with the right stocks, but these strategies can prove highly profitable in the long run.
From Barron's • Nov. 25, 2025
“Getting onto the Olympic program can make a difference between your sport struggling and hitting the jackpot financially.”
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 9, 2024
From a hacker’s perspective, this is the equivalent of hitting the jackpot.
From New York Times • Jan. 5, 2023
Which means the more upsetting revelation is how many are willing to continue playing and risk the lives of themselves and others, all for a vanishingly small chance at hitting the jackpot.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 12, 2021
Doris started to say, “Oh, give me a—” The entire pallet of jewelry exploded with a sound like a thousand slot machines hitting the jackpot.
From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan
