How to Use strike gold in a Sentence

strike gold

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  • Maybe the Frogs will strike gold with one of the running backs, although unlikely.
    — Dallas News, 12 Feb. 2023
  • Thieves regularly strike gold with keys left in high-end cars.
    — Jesse Leavenworth, courant.com, 19 Aug. 2020
  • Not everyone was able to strike gold with their live show performances.
    — USA TODAY, 31 Aug. 2023
  • Dublin Jerome was playing with a two-man advantage early in the fourth quarter, but St. Xavier seemed to strike gold with a counterattack goal near the 10-minute mark.
    — Shelby Dermer, The Enquirer, 4 June 2023
  • Dublin Jerome was playing with a two-man advantage early in the fourth quarter, but St. Xavier seemed to strike gold with a counterattack goal near the 10-minute mark.
    — Shelby Dermer, The Enquirer, 4 June 2023
  • The Bostonian helped the chain strike gold with their first ever Super Bowl ad, and now, coffee and donut enthusiasts everywhere can see what didn't make the cut.
    — CBS News, 13 Feb. 2023
  • While not everyone will strike gold in the virtual world, the barrier to entry is relatively low for artists who want to see where these new paths to revenue will take them.
    — Gideon Kimbrell, Rolling Stone, 12 Jan. 2023
  • Since the metaverse is still in its infancy, there is no clear path to profitability for most businesses; everyone is scrambling to strike gold first.
    — Michel Kilzi, Forbes, 20 May 2022
  • As Soon-Shiong waited for one of his startups to strike gold, the losses on many of his businesses were deductible on his taxes, without being subject to such limits.
    — Paul Kiel, ProPublica, 8 Dec. 2021
  • Can senior director of international scouting Koby Perez strike gold with a big-money international amateur free agent who shoots to the majors quickly?
    — Jon Meoli, baltimoresun.com, 21 Aug. 2021

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