pet project
Example Sentences
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The White House has made fixing the chip maker its pet project, Robbie Whelan reports, and now the effort is beginning to pay off.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 11, 2026
Our club should not be guinea pigs for their pet project.
From BBC ● May 14, 2026
They’re people with enough money to buy a company outright just because they want a pet project.
From Salon ● May 6, 2026
The program, called “CBS Mornings Plus,” is a pet project of Wendy McMahon, chief executive of CBS News and Stations and CBS Media Ventures.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2024
That is one pet project of the Reverend’s: getting other Baptists to swallow the Apocrypha.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
