How to Use lucrative in a Sentence

lucrative

adjective
  • The business has proved to be highly lucrative.
  • This one sounds even more lucrative.
    — Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
  • This one sounds even more lucrative.
    — Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2025
  • This one sounds even more lucrative.
    — Becca Longmire, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2025
  • This one sounds even more lucrative.
    — Sarah Whitten,gabriel Cortés, CNBC, 23 Sep. 2025
  • This one sounds even more lucrative.
    — Megan Cartwright, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
  • This one sounds even more lucrative.
    — Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Sep. 2025
  • This one sounds even more lucrative.
    — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 29 Sep. 2025
  • On one hand, a lot can be gained through a new job, a raise or lucrative client.
    — Kyle Thomas, People.com, 13 Oct. 2024
  • But his career didn’t start off on such a lucrative high.
    — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 4 Jan. 2026
  • To do so, the offers need to be quite lucrative.
    — Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 14 Mar. 2026
  • If true, that leaves the lucrative live sports deals to its rivals.
    — Emma Roth, The Verge, 11 Dec. 2023
  • Video stores aren’t that lucrative.
    — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 16 Mar. 2026
  • So this could be one of the safest and most lucrative homes for your money right now.
    — Matt Richardson, CBS News, 11 Feb. 2026
  • Or at least a very lucrative guessing game.
    — Natalie Hoberman, Forbes.com, 27 June 2026
  • At some point, an Nvidia client will have to step up and say how lucrative this all is.
    — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 8 June 2026
  • Their tour, which gets under way this spring, is sure to be one of the year’s most lucrative.
    — Mitch Therieau, New Yorker, 27 Mar. 2026
  • Their anger is a small price to pay in the quest for lucrative sponsorship.
    — Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2023
  • The shop is heading into their most lucrative time of the year.
    — Mike Sullivan, CBS News, 28 May 2026
  • Or made the game more athletic and more cool and way, way, way more lucrative for tour pros.
    — Ron Kroichick, San Francisco Chronicle, 5 Apr. 2022
  • That won't stop it from chasing the lucrative long-video market.
    — Chris Stokel-Walker, Wired, 21 Feb. 2022
  • The 28-year-old is likely to want a long-term deal on lucrative terms.
    — Patrick Boyland, New York Times, 21 June 2025
  • But in the current era, this lucrative space is changing.
    — Alex Kalinauckas, New York Times, 27 Aug. 2025
  • When combined with the store’s credit card, deals can be even more lucrative.
    — Liz Knueven,ryley Amond, CNBC, 11 Apr. 2026
  • And that's largely been a lucrative one in recent years.
    — Matt Richardson, CBS News, 4 May 2026
  • 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
  • Siwa has teetered between niche fame and lucrative stardom for more than half her young life.
    — Scottie Andrew, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2025
  • This was a lucrative source of cash for Tesla, and one that is now dwindling away.
    — Camila Domonoske, NPR, 28 Jan. 2026
  • The whole week was a lucrative one for Hollywood, with most schools still out.
    — Jake Coyle, Chicago Tribune, 4 Jan. 2026
  • The whole week was a lucrative one for Hollywood, with most schools still out.
    — Jake Coyle, Fortune, 5 Jan. 2026

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