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
The documentary “The Pez Outlaw” follows the adventures of Steve Glew, a Michigan man who tried to make a killing by trafficking in rare European Pez dispensers until he ran afoul of the company bureaucracy.
From Washington Post • Oct. 20, 2022
Distributed domestically by United Artists Releasing via MGM and EON, the latest installment in the James Bond franchise squarely met expectations in North American markets this weekend while continuing to make a killing overseas.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 10, 2021
Thiel’s hedge fund, Clarium Capital, seemed poised to make a killing from the crash that he — in true contrarian form — had long been predicting.
From New York Times • Sep. 13, 2021
I dont want to make a killing; save that to suck in the smart gamblers with.
From "The Sound and the Fury" by William Faulkner
