hit the jackpot
Example Sentences
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It wasn’t long after their final interview, held over dinner at Spago in Beverly Hills, that Kroenke understood he’d hit the jackpot.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 29, 2026
Clarence Carter challenged himself last year, and he hit the jackpot with the biggest album of his career.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 14, 2026
The Hawks hit the jackpot despite just 3% odds after finishing 10th in the Eastern Conference at 36-46.
From Seattle Times ● May 12, 2024
Founded in 2012 by Chinese entrepreneurs, ByteDance first hit the jackpot with short video app Douyin in China.
From BBC ● Apr. 18, 2024
She’d say all the wrong things—that I’ve hit the jackpot, that I need to get into this boy’s pockets real quick, that I need to do something about that Carrie girl.
From "Pride" by Ibi Zoboi
