make a splash

phrase

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

This week, we’re headed back to 2013, when the Brooklyn Nets were eager to make a splash in their new home. — Zach Harper, New York Times, 28 July 2026

Beyond the shows, Vogue World Milano will make a splash in the Italian capital on opening day, after a series of spectacles in New York, London, Paris, and LA. — Ella Graveney, Vogue, 23 July 2026

This week's revelations show Meta is aggressively trying to make a splash in AI models and compete against OpenAI, Anthropic and Google, which all have big head starts. — Cj Haddad, CNBC, 10 July 2026

Hope sprung eternal not on opening night but on July 1, when every fan could believe their GM was preparing to make a splash. — Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 8 July 2026

Rhymes for make a splash

• ash
• bash
• brash
• cache
• cash
• clash
• crash
• dash
• flash
• gash
• hash
• lash