rainmaking

Example Sentences

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The same isn’t true at the top end, where star trial lawyers, rainmaking corporate dealmakers, and veterans of Supreme Court oral arguments are driving more aggressively on pay than ever and meeting little resistance.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 2026

They know that there is the possibility that other law firms will try to steal their clients, steal their rainmaking partners while that litigation is going on.

From Slate • May 27, 2025

With a recent experiment providing the first unambiguous evidence that cloud seeding can increase snowpack levels, research into artificial rainmaking is undergoing a small renaissance.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 22, 2021

The mechanical din was from a rainmaking machine.

From Washington Post • Aug. 26, 2020

“I’m glad to see you admit that this weather is due to my rainmaking abilities,” he told the mayor.

From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney