Sentence examples for be a hit before from inspiring English sources

Executives at the company knew it would be a hit before anyone shouted "action".

It was a hit before Robinson had even sung a note.

"Posh," as Susannah Clapp observes in the, erm, Observer, "was a hit before it opened".

In one sense, the play was a hit before it opened.

It's a hit before it's even released.

The show's concept was a hit before the heavy.com crew even woke up on Saturday.

MR: So "I Love This Life" was a hit before the album was released and it's on The Fighters.

This is not me bragging about it, but we knew "Mountain Music" was a hit before we ever recorded it.

TAS: Well, Nell, you're the "Movie Mom" and would probably advise that we make sure the original is a hit before planning the sequel, but, yes... POC: Shhh, that's the next book!

Almost immediately, the machine gained a disproportionate share of the casino floor -- and has since proved to be a hit like no machine before or since.

"If they know it will be a hit, they'll bring me in before the movie comes out," Mr. Gaines said.