strike it rich
Example Sentences
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It was a boon for Kentucky, bringing more infrastructure, fancy steakhouses and transplants, some of whom hoped to strike it rich making what the industry calls America’s native spirit.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026
Dozens of people have now descended on the area and have been digging up the fenced area where the cows were once penned in, hoping to strike it rich.
From BBC • Feb. 17, 2026
Columbia State Historic Park is a preserved Gold Rush settlement that allows local and foreign tourists to try and strike it rich at the Matelot Gulch Mining Company.
From Barron's • Nov. 2, 2025
I think Hollywood used to propose itself as a place where artists and creative people could sustain themselves, perhaps even strike it rich, and that’s gone.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2025
Finally, we were going to strike it rich.
From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls
