makings

How to use makings in a sentence

Had he in him the makings of the mere trimmer and politician, in addition to the miserable vanity that had riven him to-day?

ANCESTORSGERTRUDE ATHERTON

And do you know, Hilary, there's the makings of a devilish fine woman in Liosha, if one only knew the right way to take her.

JAFFERYWILLIAM J. LOCKE

Dinings and sendings of flowers, and evening love-makings—these for the time seemed the main business of Jefferson Barracks.

I was not in the best of either, but I must have struck him as having "the makings" of I don't quite know what.

But Colin had the makings of an angler in him and he was able instinctively to judge the amount of pressure that was needed.

He is either incompetent, or he has the makings of a Browning.

A girl from up yonder, who would love merry-makings and dancing, who would prefer her clan to our mine!

"I know I've got the makings of a real business man—I've already told you that," said Larry confidently.

We found "the makings" of one pot of coffee left in the torn bag, two unbroken eggs, and a pint bottle of maple syrup.

LOST PONDHENRY ABBOTT

In any corner almost there were the potential makings of half a dozen prominent funerals.

SYNONYM OF THE DAY

OCTOBER 26, 1985