make waves

phrase

: to create a stir or disturbance

… continues to make waves with his unique, highly opinionated approach.

—Suzanne Biallot

Examples of make waves in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Talarico, a former school teacher and Presbyterian seminarian serving his fourth term in the Texas House of Representatives, made waves in national politics through a combination of progressive values grounded in religious doctrine. — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 10 Sep. 2026

An iPad in your pocket The iPhone Duo would have looked like a totally fresh take on the foldable design a few months ago, but Samsung has made waves with the Galaxy Z Fold 8. — Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 9 Sep. 2026

The launch of OpenAI's latest frontier algorithm is making waves on Wall Street and triggering a run in stocks that are tied to CEO Sam Altman's company. — Tobias Burns, CNBC, 8 Sep. 2026

Amodei once made waves by saying AI could replace 50% of white collar jobs, but more recently has called AI a multiplier of jobs. — Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1962, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for make waves

• airwaves
• behaves
• enclaves
• architraves
• autoclaves
• microwaves
• braves
• caves
• craves
• knaves
• laves
• naves