pet project
Example Sentences
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The White House has made fixing the chip maker its pet project, Robbie Whelan reports, and now the effort is beginning to pay off.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 11, 2026
They’re people with enough money to buy a company outright just because they want a pet project.
From Salon ● May 6, 2026
Maya, his second wife, watches as he gambles his reputation to work on the pet project — time travel — of an eccentric billionaire.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2025
The Mayan Train is a pet project of López Obrador to build a tourist train around the Yucatan peninsula.
From Seattle Times ● May 27, 2024
He seemed to notice me wherever I went too, and soon I became his pet project.
From "Prisoner B-3087" by Alan Gratz
