hit pay dirt
Example Sentences
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If you want to find an observer singing from the same hymn sheet, sooner or later you will hit pay dirt.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026
Last year, it attained a valuation of $2.96 billion and recently finished two years of digitizing maps and other documents from the state archives in neighboring Zambia, where it hit pay dirt.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 28, 2026
A play later, Caleb Williams hit pay dirt on an 11-yard run, giving USC a one-point lead.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2023
Before its pioneering messenger RNA technology hit pay dirt, Moderna rewarded its executives and co-founders with generous helpings of stock.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 29, 2023
“The medical students will hit pay dirt with Old Man Lichtenberger,” I said, summing up.
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
