having it made

Example Sentences

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I surmise, from her having it made permanent in ink, that people have, perhaps, underestimated her in the past.

From The Guardian • Apr. 28, 2019

After having impulsively decided to buy it, I then had to undergo the lengthy and extremely uncomfortable—not to say costly—process of having it made.

From Slate • Jun. 27, 2016

After patenting the wrench in 2005, Mr. Brown formed a company, LoggerHead Tools, to bring it to market, making a point of having it made in the United States.

From New York Times • Nov. 9, 2012

She had succeeded in getting the inheritance for the baby at her feet;—but had his having it made her happy, or him?

From Orley Farm by Trollope, Anthony

Ah, did any one make such a bunk for himself, instead of having it made for him, it might be just, but how cruel, to say, You must lie on it!

From The Confidence-Man by Melville, Herman