strike it rich
Example Sentences
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“The idea that you could strike it rich in California with good luck and industry then segued into the fact that people like John Rockefeller and J.P. Morgan could strike it rich,” Brands says.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
Dozens of people have now descended on the area and have been digging up the fenced area where the cows were once penned in, hoping to strike it rich.
From BBC • Feb. 17, 2026
Columbia State Historic Park is a preserved Gold Rush settlement that allows local and foreign tourists to try and strike it rich at the Matelot Gulch Mining Company.
From Barron's • Nov. 2, 2025
Jo is one of the tens of thousands of entrepreneurs looking to strike it rich on the seemingly insatiable global demand for beauty products from South Korea.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 15, 2025
You, too, may strike it rich who dares to play the Westing game.
From "The Westing Game" by Ellen Raskin
