makings
Example Sentences
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“We perhaps have the makings of a deal here,” Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Thursday.
From Barron's • May 29, 2026
“We perhaps have the makings of a deal here,” Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told reporters.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026
“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 had to be careful we weren’t makings things up, half remembered, half dreamed.
From "The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline
