Sentence examples for to make a quick killing from inspiring English sources

Oftentimes, they come from season ticket holders who can't go to the game, or want to make a quick killing.

They are speculators who bought in only after the stock price collapsed, hoping to make a quick killing.

"A lot more money, talent, craft and intelligence get lavished on things that are ultimately just designed to make a quick killing.

WEBER -- Put there to establish a pedigree that could then be taken out on the road, or taking advantage of an inexpensive production to try to make a quick killing.

Critics of buy-to-let say they have no sympathy for the plight of investors who were interested only in using easy finance and tax breaks to make a quick killing, inflating prices and preventing first-time buyers getting on the ladder.

If your plan is to make a quick killing, entrepreneurship is not for you.

But when banks seek to exploit their position and make a quick killing, they can cause enormous damage.

Yes, an entrepreneur can make a quick killing by starting such a business and then selling it to a strategic (or foolish) buyer.

Instead, with the outspoken support of farmers and ranchers who wanted lower prices, they would make a quick killing manufacturing "moonshine wire".

After many New Yorkers took to the streets to celebrate the killing of Osama bin Laden, some saw an opportunity to make a quick buck.

I had to make a quick decision.