hit the jackpot

Example Sentences

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He soon hit the jackpot after he found a six-carat diamond, which was worth a fortune 50 years ago.

From BBC • Oct. 13, 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

But by the time Justin Bieber waved the checkered flag on Formula 1’s return to Las Vegas, the $500 million Sin City gamble had hit the jackpot.

From Washington Times • Nov. 19, 2023

While the doubling down on long-term bond allocations is not exactly a leveraged bet about to hit the jackpot, there are elements of that scenario that may trigger speculative squeezes of sorts.

From Reuters • Nov. 15, 2023

She’d say all the wrong things—that I’ve hit the jackpot, that I need to get into this boy’s pockets real quick, that I need to do something about that Carrie girl.

From "Pride" by Ibi Zoboi