Midas touch

Example Sentences

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SpaceX is no Pets.com, but will retail enthusiasm, Nasdaq’s helping hand and Musk’s Midas touch be enough to send it far past its mammoth $1.75 trillion value without profits?

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

After masterminding surprise wins over Manchester City and Premier League leaders Arsenal, this remarkable encounter suggested former United midfielder Carrick might have the Midas touch.

From Barron's • Feb. 1, 2026

And in Ancelotti they have a coach with the Midas touch, in charge of players who have totted up so many wins in this competition and know how to get the job done.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2024

The D-backs were cursed with a reverse Midas touch.

From Washington Times • Oct. 25, 2023

The man who had hitherto been a failure, the man whose touch had seemed able to wither the most promising business sprouts, found himself suddenly possessed of the Midas touch.

From The Purple Heights by Oemler, Marie Conway