makings
Example Sentences
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“This is all the makings of the most hated V-shaped rally again,” he said.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 16, 2026
The match in Rabat, between two of the continent's leading nations, had the makings of the tie of the round but never quite lived up to its billing.
From Barron's • Jan. 6, 2026
This has the makings of an instant classic.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 11, 2025
The makings are available for a new national elite if we can just change the incentives and criteria by which people enter the national elite.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 7, 2025
If that doesn’t sound like the makings of a witch’s brew,, then I’m the queen of England.
From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool
