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

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 • Jan. 6, 2026

If they used his resources wisely, the Blue Jays had all the makings of a powerhouse.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 21, 2025

She had always had the makings of a legend in her: the prodigious strength, the fearlessness, the religious ardor, the visions she had in which she experienced moments of prescience.

From "Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad" by Ann Petry