king's ransom

Example Sentences

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The flatshare in your 20s, the first job when everything is known and that modest salary feels like a king’s ransom.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 30, 2026

But it’s now 2026—and after years of paying a king’s ransom for a handful of high-growth tech names, investors might be ready for a new approach.

From Barron's • Jan. 6, 2026

He worked long hours as a TV editor; he wasn’t rich, but had no debt and earned what seemed to me then like a king’s ransom: something like a grand a week.

From New York Times • Dec. 11, 2023

Pellegrini had paid a king's ransom to acquire the German trio and built an uber-squad around them.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2023

He was asking for a king’s ransom, and he was bluffing.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand