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
Melissa went on the make a second landfall in eastern Cuba still as a major hurricane and brought widespread damage and flooding.
From BBC ● Nov. 29, 2025
There was also no information available on the make and model of the vehicle involved.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 2, 2023
The Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition of 1909 had staked Seattle’s claim as a city on the make.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 30, 2022
Alas, Egyptian mines were tapped out; the Ptolemies were therefore constantly on the make for gold and silver to pay their soldiers.
From "Circumference" by Nicholas Nicastro
