strike it rich
Example Sentences
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It was a boon for Kentucky, bringing more infrastructure, fancy steakhouses and transplants, some of whom hoped to strike it rich making what the industry calls America’s native spirit.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 17, 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
During the Gold Rush of the mid-1850s, Etienne Guittard, a French chocolatier, sailed to California like many others, hoping to strike it rich.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 15, 2025
You, too, may strike it rich who dares to play the Westing game.
From "The Westing Game" by Ellen Raskin
