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• To the outside eye, USA Wrestling didn’t seem to have the makings of a program on the rise.
  — Nancy Armour, USA TODAY, 7 Aug. 2021
• If the Ravens can find a solid left guard, their line could have the makings of one of the NFL’s best.
  — Jonas Shaffer, baltimoresun.com, 24 June 2021
• Do the Browns have the makings of a defense good enough to get them to the Super Bowl next season?
  — Terry Pluto, cleveland, 16 Feb. 2022
• By the time John walks into the studio, the Beatles have the makings of a hit.
  — Ben Cohen, WSJ, 4 Aug. 2022
• Sadly, the album didn’t have the makings of a hit, and both Gaye and Motown agreed to dump it.
  — Matthew Allan, Rolling Stone, 4 Feb. 2023
• When healthy, the Broncos have the makings of a well-rounded roster.
  — Nicholas McGee, Forbes, 21 Apr. 2021
• Luk Kop didn’t seem to have the makings of a musical prodigy.
  — Burkhard Bilger, The New Yorker, 27 Mar. 2023
• The Blazers certainly have the makings of a playoff team.
  — oregonlive, 20 Oct. 2021
• Having reached the postseason for the first time since 2008, the White Sox have the makings of a perennial contender.
  — Jesse Yomtov, USA TODAY, 28 Oct. 2020
• Now, the Detroit Lions have the makings of something even better.
  — Dave Birkett, Detroit Free Press, 30 Apr. 2021
• With a high-waisted fit, a classic medium blue wash, and a comfy, roomy leg, these Madewell jeans have all the makings of a fan-favorite pair.
  — Claire Harmeyer, Peoplemag, 14 Apr. 2023
• If this were almost any other athlete, this scenario would have all the makings of a nightmare.
  — Nancy Armour, USA TODAY, 2 Apr. 2022
• However, some of India’s states themselves may have the makings of a crisis.
  — Mimansa Verma, Quartz, 15 Apr. 2022
• Coming off a 20-12 win over Washington, the Giants have the makings of some momentum.
  — Mark Heim | [e-mail], al, 24 Dec. 2022
• So anyone punished by a school district for nonthreatening speech seems to have the makings of a First Amendment case.
  — Frank Lomonte, The Conversation, 21 July 2021
• On offense, the Lions have the makings of a really good line, though rookie right tackle Penei Sewell has plenty of growing to do.
  — Dave Birkett, Detroit Free Press, 3 Sep. 2021
• That the Diamondbacks might have the makings of a back-end group that can protect leads is encouraging and would be a big improvement off last year.
  — Nick Piecoro, The Arizona Republic, 6 Apr. 2023
• The Diamondbacks appear to have the makings of a solid group of position players.
  — Nick Piecoro, The Arizona Republic, 28 Aug. 2022
• Protecting the first-round picks in the Vucevic trade was done for circumstances like this, otherwise this would have the makings of a total disaster.
  — Jason Patt, Forbes, 15 Apr. 2021
• Comac's jets might be able to satisfy some demand in China in the next five-to-eight years, Aboulafia said, but analysts agree the planes don't have the makings of a global competitor.
  — Laura He, CNN, 20 Nov. 2020
• Johnson has been a contributor to New York’s stout front-seven, but Wilson and Gardner already have the makings of future stars.
  — USA TODAY, 16 Dec. 2022
• So many aspects of the 1995 film Party Girl have the makings of a fairytale: a wise godmother, handsome strangers from far-away lands, dazzling outfits, jubilant soirées.
  — Ari Saperstein, WSJ, 8 June 2020
• Perhaps the plainer parallel between Verdi’s tale of a doomed betrothal and the Met’s desire to be explicit in its support for Ukraine is that both have the makings of a royal mess.
  — Washington Post, 1 Mar. 2022
• Combined with Mancini, who had an unbelievable week (10-for-23 with three doubles, three homers and five walks to six strikeouts), and the Orioles could have the makings of an imposing force in the middle of their lineup.
  — Jon Meoli, baltimoresun.com, 24 May 2021
• The Blazers have the makings of the deepest and most experienced team in program history and Vincent is adamant about not letting their potential get ahead of itself.
  — Evan Dudley, al, 9 Aug. 2022
• Combine those elements together with broadband and Comcast would seem to have the makings of a very popular streaming bundle.
  — Alan Wolk, Forbes, 9 Aug. 2022
• All these warnings of election chaos have the makings of a self-fulfilling prophecy that will allow Trump to either legally challenge the election results or simply play the sore loser and rain on Biden’s parade.
  — Gilbert Garcia, ExpressNews.com, 5 Aug. 2020
• That said, Wembanyama appears to have the makings of a generational talent, standing 7-foot-4 with the ball handling and shooting abilities of a perimeter player.
  — Josh Criswell, Chron, 24 Feb. 2023
• If all goes well with regulators, the coronavirus vaccines have the makings of a pharmaceutical industry fairy tale.
  — Carolyn Y. Johnson, Anchorage Daily News, 6 Dec. 2020
• Brandon Presley seems to have all the makings of a formidable candidate for governor in deep-red Mississippi.
  — William Browning, The New Republic, 10 Mar. 2023

Last Updated: 18 Dec 2024