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
The Nikita Khrushchev who put on a spectacular road show across Asia in 1955 was the man on the make, from the land 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
Second, banks restricted competition and shut off avenues for the "man on the make."
From A History of Trade Unionism in the United States by Perlman, Selig
