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Examples of gravy train in a Sentence
They're trying to get on board the gravy train.
the new tax law offers a real gravy train to certain categories of investors
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Neither of his successors have made catastrophic moves, but the gravy train of incoming stars has ended.
—Tony Blengino, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
The gravy train didn’t last long, though—Thune ran for South Dakota’s other Senate seat in 2004 and managed to unseat Daschle, the sitting leader of the Democratic caucus and the same man who beat his former boss, Abdnor, 18 years before.
—Kyle Khan-Mullins, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024
Those are just some of the consumers who have been at the end of this gravy train.
—Greg Petro, Forbes, 24 Nov. 2024
Coming from North Carolina, where attorneys are just now getting on that gravy train, my car insurance has more than doubled.
—Ticked Off, Orlando Sentinel, 14 Nov. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1914, in the meaning defined above
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“Gravy train.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gravy%20train. Accessed 25 Dec. 2024.
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