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
He doesn't seem to know he's a cross between two classic American characters--the confidence man and the young man on the make.
From Time Magazine Archive
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
If a man on the make steered his course by a girl's favor, he would soon shipwreck on a snag.
From The Turnstile by Mason, A. E. W. (Alfred Edward Woodley)
