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Example sentences for: makings

How can you use “makings” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

The companion story, a news analysis by Janet Hook, sees "the makings of a honeymoon" in D.C.
A line drawn in rainand clay and the roots of wild broom--behind it the makings of a city,beyond it rumours of a nation--by Dalkey and Kilternan and Balallythrough two ways of saying their names.
But it has all the makings of a perfect niche market.
As for Dorothy, Mr. Irvine called her “a very beautiful little girl and, at the risk of turning her head, she has the makings of a very good actress.”
Under the headline "Clinton in Need," printed in small Gothic script, the German paper said in an editorial that the scandal had the makings of an American nightmare that could do as much damage as Watergate.