strike it rich
Example Sentences
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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
Some are motivated by long-term financial goals like homeownership, while others want a job in finance or to simply strike it rich.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 30, 2025
I think Hollywood used to propose itself as a place where artists and creative people could sustain themselves, perhaps even strike it rich, and that’s gone.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2025
You, too, may strike it rich who dares to play the Westing game.
From "The Westing Game" by Ellen Raskin
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
