rainmakers

Example Sentences

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Davis Polk has cemented itself in recent years as a top player in the industry, growing its private-equity and dealmaking work and going on a hiring spree of top corporate rainmakers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 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

The social distancing restrictions make it challenging for them to evolve from footsoldiers to rainmakers.

From Reuters • Jan. 12, 2022

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