jackpot

Example Sentences

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And sometimes — the true jackpot — there’s a crusty half-loaf of sourdough, which instantly checks off one of my weekly anchor ingredients for just a few dollars.

From Salon • May 22, 2026

A retired IT analyst has become the seventh person to win the £1m jackpot on Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?

From BBC • Apr. 26, 2026

With no ticket yet matching all six numbers, the Powerball jackpot will continue to grow until the next drawing — the estimated jackpot currently sits at $45 million.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2026

For now, all eyes are on litigation involving Nashville-based Atmus Filtration, which hit the legal jackpot when its case emerged as a standard-bearer for how the reimbursement process will be sorted out.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

This was opened by a man dressed in his shirt sleeves, wearing no tie, but who, upon my asking for the chauffeur of the house, replied cheerfully that I had 'hit the jackpot first time'.

From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro