makin's
Example Sentences
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Two bits' worth of makin's a week will help one lad make life endurable.
From A Yankee in the Trenches by Holmes, Robert Derby
Then, sure, ye’ve got the makin’s av a sailor in yez afther all, as Misther Mackay aid whin he foorst clapped eyes on ye.
From Afloat at Last A Sailor Boy's Log of his Life at Sea by Overend, William Heysham
Hank had the makin's of a good fellow in him.
From The Spenders A Tale of the Third Generation by Wilson, Harry Leon
Each one could choose one dish he wanted cooked and it was cooked, even if we had to send to Montgomery Ward and Company for the makin's.
From I Married a Ranger by Smith, Dama Margaret
Jerry," he said, "you got the makin's of a great man.
From Harrigan by Brand, Max
