make a splash

idiom

informal

: to attract a lot of attention in an exciting way

The young director is making (quite) a splash in Hollywood.

The news of her arrest made a huge splash.

Examples of make a splash in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Overseas, Jane Fonda and Lily Gladstone make a splash at the Cannes Film Festival. —Tabitha Parent, Peoplemag, 15 May 2024

As well as potential protests around #MeToo and the Israel-Hamas war — not to mention a potential workers strike – animal rights activists are also hoping to make a splash during the festival. —K.j. Yossman, Variety, 15 May 2024

Lopez is a co-chair of the gala and was expected to make a splash by walking the red carpet in some grand outfit, perhaps accompanied by her husband. —Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 6 May 2024

Buc-ee’s is not the only big gas station to make a splash in the Kansas City metro. —Bill Lukitsch, Kansas City Star, 4 May 2024

Sure, big numbers make a splash, but further evidence of the buyout’s reinvention as a marketing tool is demonstrated by attempts at relative democratization. —Linda Laban, Robb Report, 4 Apr. 2024

Smaller or weaker states seeking to make a splash on the world stage can take advantage of these provisions to score a major legal and public relations victory against larger, stronger state parties. —Jill Goldenziel, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2024

Arc is ready to make a splash with its latest electric boat model: a wake sports boat appropriately called the Arc Sport. —Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 20 Feb. 2024

If the other top pass catchers are handed the franchise tag, Ridley could be a coveted option for teams looking to make a splash with a proven receiver. 17. —Michael Middlehurst-Schwartz, USA TODAY, 14 Feb. 2024