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
Founded in 2012 by Chinese entrepreneurs, ByteDance first hit the jackpot with short video app Douyin in China.
From BBC • Apr. 18, 2024
Jackson, 31, captioned their high-altitude proposal photo with a “Hell YES 💍,” and Westwick, 36, wrote “I hit the jackpot xxx” on a photo that he reposted to his Instagram story.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 29, 2024
The Aztecs’ bruising forward continued to hit the jackpot in the following days.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 22, 2023
Nesting usually occurred between February and July, but fledglings had been observed in dens as late as October Systematically, Roy scrolled down the search items one by one until he finally hit the jackpot.
From "Hoot" by Carl Hiaasen
