makings

Example Sentences

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“This is all the makings of the most hated V-shaped rally again,” he said.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 16, 2026

“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 • Jan. 21, 2026

We don’t see the makings of a lasting rally, but with sentiment and positioning this one-sided, the setup for a sharp countertrend bounce is hard to ignore.

From Barron's • Dec. 26, 2025

The makings are available for a new national elite if we can just change the incentives and criteria by which people enter the national elite.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 7, 2025

Penelope was well aware of her location—particularly after all those navigational studies with the children—but to Lady Constance the news seemed to have the makings of yet another epiphany.

From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood