rainmakers

Example Sentences

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The 1,200-lawyer firm said it appointed Scott Barshay, one the firm’s most prominent rainmakers, as its new chair.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 2026

"Upland forests are like natural rainmakers," Jiang said.

From Science Daily • Dec. 12, 2025

Lawyers of all seniority, including the so-called rainmakers, now sit in offices of similar size with uniform furniture.

From New York Times • Feb. 27, 2024

Fitness centers weren’t always considered desirable rainmakers by landlords.

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2021

It did almost seem as if we Marines were rainmakers.

From "Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two" by Joseph Bruchac