pet project
Example Sentences
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Somewhere along the way, the biggest producer in television caught wind of Lasser’s chops and wanted her for his pet project, a parody of sudsy daytime dramas called “Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
They’re people with enough money to buy a company outright just because they want a pet project.
From Salon ● May 6, 2026
These are the new version of high scores, in a multibillion-dollar industry that started with one student’s pet project.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 9, 2026
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
