man on the make
Example Sentences
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Mr. Restall’s Columbus was a man on the make, a social climber who used his marriage in 1479 to Felipa Moniz, the daughter of a minor aristocrat, to further his standing.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 2, 2026
To all those around him, Kweku Adoboli appeared to be a man on the make whose career prospects and future earnings were taking off.
From The Guardian • Nov. 20, 2012
From his days at Cambridge, he was a man on the make.
From Time Magazine Archive
Unfortunately, the women present at a Las Vegas naval gathering in September witnessed an even darker side of the military man on the make.
From Time Magazine Archive
He was out to back the "man on the make," the small tradesman and manufacturer; the small farmer; the worker, ambitious to rise into the ranks of business or professional life.
From The American Empire by Nearing, Scott
