milking

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Podcasting can be a great business if you’re good at it, but I’m not sure anyone has ever been this adept at milking shareholder value out of a pair of mics.

From Slate • Apr. 7, 2026

The stories of her dressing as a shepherdess and milking the royal cows are probably no truer than the claim that she said, “Let them eat brioche.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 8, 2026

Mr Manakas walks past the empty metal feeders and the milking room now gathering cobwebs.

From BBC • Nov. 30, 2025

Her rider Lea Werner raised her fist in celebration as she crossed the finish line, milking the applause.

From Barron's • Oct. 20, 2025

At sunset, after the second milking, I would go back to the cave, always by way of the road and the store.

From "Z for Zachariah" by Robert C. O’Brien