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
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent declined to confirm any agreement but said that "we perhaps have the makings of a deal here."
From Barron's • May 28, 2026
“This is all the makings of the most hated V-shaped rally again,” he said.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 16, 2026
Initially thinking it had the makings of a short film, Dunlop thought the reality format was something to consider as the genre gained traction in the early aughts.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026
We had to be careful we weren’t makings things up, half remembered, half dreamed.
From "The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline
