makings
Example Sentences
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“What we see is, you know, a correction going on, and certainly there’ll be people losing money and things like that. But it doesn’t, it doesn’t seem to have the makings of a broader, systemic event,” Powell said.
From MarketWatch
Initially thinking it had the makings of a short film, Dunlop thought the reality format was something to consider as the genre gained traction in the early aughts.
From Los Angeles Times
“Emily has all the makings of a Category Five hurricane. The question is, Where is she going to make landfall and when? For the very latest information let’s go to our meteorologist, Cindy Stewart. Cindy?”
From Literature
“They like makings me look like a monster because of way I looks maybe. All my life’s I been told to be quiet and do what I was told. No mores.”
From Los Angeles Times
The match in Rabat, between two of the continent's leading nations, had the makings of the tie of the round but never quite lived up to its billing.
From Barron's
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