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

The ridge of high pressure will keep conditions dry and skies mostly clear into Thursday before the next rainmaking system rolls in late Friday.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 6, 2024

The mechanical din was from a rainmaking machine.

From Washington Post • Aug. 26, 2020

The man said his rainmaking days were over and he was going to some island where it never rains a drop.

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