strike gold

Example Sentences

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With the risk for entry-level jobs, they are thinking there is value in trying to strike gold with a music career or trying to be a famous internet personality.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

Finlete spelled that out in its offering: If you really want to make the big bucks as investors, Clase needs to sign a lucrative extension, or hit free agency and strike gold.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 28, 2025

The Nuggets are hoping to strike gold again, like they did last summer when they took Christian Braun out of Kansas at No. 21.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 22, 2023

In Northern California, prospectors are looking to strike gold after the winter storms, recalling a storied era in state history.

From New York Times • Apr. 22, 2023

I guess you think I’m trash, and perhaps I am, but up here in the North men stick by their pardners till they strike gold or leave their bones on the trail.

From Colorado Jim by Goodchild, George