make a killing
Example Sentences
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Daniel Sundheim’s D1 Capital Partners is another hedge-fund firm that stands to make a killing when SpaceX goes public.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 18, 2026
When it comes to making money as a director, Chapman’s Jones quoted the adage, “You can make a killing, but you can’t make a living.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 2, 2023
“Sponsors make a killing, and public shareholders take a bath,” Mr. Klausner said.
From New York Times ● Dec. 7, 2022
The documentary “The Pez Outlaw” follows the adventures of Steve Glew, a Michigan man who tried to make a killing by trafficking in rare European Pez dispensers until he ran afoul of the company bureaucracy.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 20, 2022
I dont want to make a killing; save that to suck in the smart gamblers with.
From "The Sound and the Fury" by William Faulkner
