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
Schneider hit the jackpot in the lottery of life with that sleeper hit.
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2025
Kirat Assi thought she'd hit the jackpot when Bobby, a handsome cardiologist, got in touch with her in 2009.
From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2024
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
