buck

Example Sentences

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“If someone wanted to make a buck by luring students into bad loans, they’ve never had an easier time,” Granville said.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 2026

It sure looked like closely guarded national security information was being used to make a quick buck.

From Slate • Mar. 31, 2026

"Yes, I do worry a bit, especially because there's now a whole cottage industry of companies that try to make a big buck and make it even simpler to install OpenClaw," he said.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

The biggest bang for your buck, she said, isn’t in individual assistant-type agents that, say, help write emails.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

This was a little bag which Ma had made beautifully of buckskin, from a buck Pa had shot.

From "Little House in the Big Woods" by Laura Ingalls Wilder