on the make
Example Sentences
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He can afford to pay more now, but would the 28-year-old Mitt still on the make have thought so?
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 21, 2025
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
It was a business city on the make, with “Bill Luck” — William Boeing and Bill Gates with Microsoft.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 11, 2023
Depending on the make and model of the gun, owners could be compensated from between $1,000 and $2,100, according to a proposed price list.
From Washington Post • Dec. 2, 2022
Young men and women on the make, and older ones trying anxiously to cling to their perch, throng an entire bookcase full of American fiction.
From "Class Matters" by The New York Times
