Example Sentences

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He has been profiting from his hustle since he was 8.

From New York Times • Nov. 12, 2021

This suffering, it is implied, awakens him to the brutal business his family has been profiting from.

From New York Times • Jul. 16, 2015

Sony has been profiting from every PS3 sold since the start of this year.

From BusinessWeek • Aug. 19, 2009

Homestake has been profiting handsomely from its Lead mine for 88 years despite obstacles that have driven every other major U.S. gold producer out of business.

From Time Magazine Archive

During all the time in which we heard nothing from him, he has been profiting by his opportunities, and fortune has sent him favoring gales.

From Pepita Ximenez by Valera, Juan