make a profit

Example Sentences

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Or worse, they may be on the TV or radio to endorse a remedy from which they stand to make a profit.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026

Now he is being charged with using classified info to make a profit.

From Salon • May 24, 2026

“You have to make a profit at some point.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026

As the Senate Finance Committee documented in 2015, its executives concluded it could make a profit by charging $55,000 per 12-week treatment for Sovaldi.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

Tobacco grew well in Virginia and sold well in England, and finally there was hope that the colony would make a profit for the Virginia Company of London.

From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone