strike gold
Example Sentences
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Online marketplaces aren’t seeking slot-machine players as much as rookies eager to strike gold by tapping on their smartphones.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026
Yet the Dodgers kept putting him in the middle of the lineup hoping he’d strike gold.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 2, 2023
The Nuggets are hoping to strike gold again, like they did last summer when they took Christian Braun out of Kansas at No. 21.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 22, 2023
In Northern California, prospectors are looking to strike gold after the winter storms, recalling a storied era in state history.
From New York Times • Apr. 22, 2023
In the years I have spent on these mountains, I felt sure I would strike gold, as every sign in rock and sand formation, of the sides of the peaks, are favorable to gold deposits.
From Polly of Pebbly Pit by Roy, Lillian Elizabeth
