How to Use pay dirt in a Sentence

pay dirt

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  • Wells’ path to pay dirt in the south end of the Swamp had not been a smooth one.
    — Edgar Thompson, orlandosentinel.com, 9 Sep. 2021
  • But Kelce was just one of the tight ends who found pay dirt.
    — Jarrett Bell, USA TODAY, 3 Oct. 2022
  • On fourth-and-one from the 9, Salvon Ahmed hits pay dirt for the tying score.
    — oregonlive, 19 Oct. 2019
  • On the third and goal from the 7 in double OT, Nichols raced to the left edge and found pay dirt for the win.
    — Matt Doherty, BostonGlobe.com, 30 Sep. 2022
  • The hosts found pay dirt late in the quarter with a drive that featured English.
    — Nathan Cambridge, Burbank Leader, 30 Aug. 2019
  • This was the first time that Martin has hit pay dirt, though, this season.
    — Aaron Wilson, Houston Chronicle, 22 Nov. 2019
  • Late in the first quarter, on a left-side sweep, Mead found the sideline and sprinted 70 yards to pay dirt.
    — Rick O'Brien, Philly.com, 13 Oct. 2017
  • The second quarter saw the Rebels find pay dirt again after just 1:20 in.
    — Nathan Cambridge, Glendale News-Press, 31 Aug. 2019
  • The Huskers hit pay dirt in the second quarter on a Markese Stepp 2-yard touchdown run.
    — Scooby Axson, USA TODAY, 28 Aug. 2021
  • Colin Farren found pay dirt three times for Stoneham in the first round.
    — Nate Weitzer, BostonGlobe.com, 6 Nov. 2022
  • The big play was a 45-yard pass reception by Burnham over the middle to set the ball up one yard away from pay dirt.
    — Nathan Cambridge, Burbank Leader, 19 Sep. 2019
  • The Cardinals set the tone from the start, finding pay dirt on each of its first three possessions en route to a 21-0 lead.
    — Austin Opfer, cleveland, 11 Nov. 2022
  • With a preternatural sense of pay dirt, Mr. Trump has stuck with the wall ever since.
    — Daniel Henninger, WSJ, 23 Jan. 2019
  • In other states, however, the group appears to have struck pay dirt.
    — Tim Evans, The Indianapolis Star, 11 Nov. 2020
  • Within hours of a second volley emailed March 11, the hackers hit pay dirt.
    — Raphael Satter, Washington Post, 3 Nov. 2017
  • Sometimes a bobber and bait are all that’s needed to hit crappie pay dirt.
    — Bob McNally, Field & Stream, 4 Mar. 2020
  • Quarterback Rich Roberts led the Crown Point gridders 80 yards in 14 to pay dirt early in the first quarter.
    — Post-Tribune, 9 Oct. 2017
  • The Tigers hit pay dirt again minutes later when Lawrence went untouched on a read option for a one-yard score.
    — Scooby Axson, SI.com, 14 Sep. 2019
  • The Zips finally found pay dirt as Auburn emptied the bench in the final 15 minutes of action.
    — Evan Dudley, al, 4 Sep. 2021
  • Credell, who scored all three Aberdeen touchdowns, ran 65 yards to pay dirt with the Eagles’ first snap.
    — Randy McRoberts, baltimoresun.com, 9 Oct. 2021
  • Lions running back Zyion Neal ripped off a 35-yard run to the seven-yard line and quarterback Tyshawn Lewis found pay dirt to cut the deficit to 7-6.
    — Emmett Hall, sun-sentinel.com, 5 Dec. 2019
  • Don’t be surprised if Elliott takes a short pass in the red zone to pay dirt after making Kiser or Reeder miss in the open field.
    — John Owning, Dallas News, 10 Sep. 2020
  • And about 100 miles from Alla's apartment, Nadia hits pay dirt.
    — Peter Van Sant july 7, CBS News, 7 July 2018
  • Stanford opened the scoring on a 25-yard field goal by Joshua Karty and hit pay dirt after one of Oregon's rare turnovers.
    — Scooby Axson, USA TODAY, 2 Oct. 2021
  • Fraser was a prospector working a gulch below Wagontown in the Owyhees, closing in on pay dirt.
    — David Roper, idahostatesman, 21 Oct. 2017
  • The rookie caught all four of his targets against Houston on Sunday for 88 yards and a touchdown, a 65-yard slant pattern that hit pay dirt.
    — Neil Greenberg, The Denver Post, 28 Oct. 2019
  • This is, of course, following in the footsteps of the Halloween franchise, which hit pay dirt using the same formula in 2018.
    — Jeremy Hallock, Dallas News, 26 Aug. 2020
  • Even after six years living in Madrid, scoring a free tapa with every drink still feels like hitting pay dirt to me.
    — Benjamin Kemper, Bon Appétit, 21 Dec. 2020
  • Simple Bobber Rig Sometimes a bobber and bait are all that’s needed to hit crappie pay dirt.
    — Bob McNally, Field & Stream, 20 Mar. 2023
  • None of his previous songs had struck cultural pay dirt, and this new tune seems largely a lyrical exercise in genuine frustration.
    — Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 28 Aug. 2023

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