buck
Example Sentences
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If your intent is to get in fast and make a quick buck on a first-day pop, you aren’t really investing.
From MarketWatch • May 12, 2026
You get much more bang for your buck and, unlike bond interest, dividends typically keep up with inflation.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026
He isn’t looking to make a quick buck from a juicy takeover bid.
From Barron's • May 6, 2026
As a result, people tell me they want to feel they're getting bang for their buck - particularly before going out to bars and clubs.
From BBC • Apr. 25, 2026
While the peasantry was chuckling, the Pierce Arrow would buck away in clouds of gray smoke, while the professor up front rendered a few bars of Honk Honk Kadookah.
From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey
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