How to Use lucrative in a Sentence

lucrative

adjective
  • The business has proved to be highly lucrative.
  • There was a lucrative dice game that went on at the event.
    Nardine Saad, Los Angeles Times, 2 Dec. 2022
  • On one hand, a lot can be gained through a new job, a raise or lucrative client.
    Kyle Thomas, People.com, 13 Oct. 2024
  • If true, that leaves the lucrative live sports deals to its rivals.
    Emma Roth, The Verge, 11 Dec. 2023
  • Touch on the gaming space, as far as what’s ahead and how lucrative it’s been for you.
    Michael Saponara, Billboard, 7 Oct. 2024
  • Ball’s slot in the mornings on Radio 2 is one of the BBC’s most lucrative.
    Max Goldbart, Deadline, 19 Nov. 2024
  • Their anger is a small price to pay in the quest for lucrative sponsorship.
    Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2023
  • Andy Lee is the king of a lucrative niche in the financial markets.
    Ben Foldy, WSJ, 1 Jan. 2024
  • Butler can become a free agent at the end of the year and has wanted a new, lucrative deal.
    Dan Perry, Newsweek, 4 Jan. 2025
  • The issue a lot of the time is just that an all-ages venue isn’t as lucrative an investment as a bar.
    Brendan Menapace, SPIN, 19 June 2023
  • The mega-deal Kendrick scored made for a very lucrative homecoming.
    Brent Lang, Variety, 13 Sep. 2023
  • It’s been a lucrative month for the Reynolds-Lively household.
    EW.com, 11 Aug. 2024
  • The 10 most lucrative farm crops, led by dairy products, brought in some $35 billion that year.
    Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2024
  • By then the hosts had moved from PBS to the more lucrative pastures of syndication.
    Chris Vognar, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2023
  • Over the winter, he was signed by the Dodgers to the most lucrative MLB contract ever awarded to a pitcher.
    Dylan Hernández, Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 2024
  • The deal with Roche represents a fast-forward case study of just how lucrative that can be.
    Damian Garde, STAT, 24 Oct. 2023
  • Only in much of Africa do kids’ shows not figure as the most lucrative channels on YouTube.
    Quartz, 30 Jan. 2023
  • As any innovator knows, getting in at the ground floor is a lucrative place to be.
    Jason Fudin, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2023
  • Both are intrigued by the Morgan home which could prove to be a very lucrative investment.
    Joe Otterson, Variety, 8 Feb. 2024
  • What’s next in the lucrative world of parent influencers?
    Amy Joyce, Washington Post, 23 Oct. 2023
  • Many of the challenges can be dealt with via the accessories list, a lucrative area for all carmakers.
    Jason Barlow, WIRED, 2 Nov. 2024
  • But this will be the most lucrative offer and will require a lot of belt tightening at the company.
    Abc News, ABC News, 13 Sep. 2023
  • One of the burgeoning lucrative sectors for Black South Africans lie in wine-making.
    Jasmine Browley, Essence, 15 Dec. 2023
  • Arguably, the most prominent (and lucrative) non-native species in the state are the ones living on Texas ranches.
    Rachel Monroe, The New Yorker, 15 Mar. 2023
  • Residual fees are no longer as lucrative in the streaming era.
    Mark Heim | [email protected], al, 18 Apr. 2023
  • Tech jobs, once a fairly safe and lucrative bet, have become more elusive.
    WIRED, 2 Oct. 2023
  • Heskett is a fan of the grocery chain, and has turned her interest in the brand into something lucrative.
    Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN, 15 June 2024
  • What’s next in the lucrative world of parent influencers?
    Caitlin Gibson, Washington Post, 24 July 2024
  • The 30-year-old ballpark at 20th and Blake and its historic neighborhood combined to create a lucrative setting that any sports owner would covet.
    The Denver Post, 6 Jan. 2025
  • Players often hire Boras with a lucrative free agency in mind, not a pre-arbitration extension.
    Chandler Rome, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025

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