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

Looking to make a splash during the initial campaign in the Motor City, Richards not only scheduled a Thanksgiving game against the Chicago Bears, but struck a deal with NBC to broadcast the game across 94 radio stations. —Joe Kozlowski, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2025

Whether you’re headed to a white elephant party, a secret Santa exchange, or filling stockings, my go-to, one-stop-shop for holiday gifts under $30 (that actually make a splash) is Amazon. —Mariana Best, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Nov. 2025

Catherine Laga’aia and Dwayne Johnson are set to make a splash with the first trailer for Disney‘s live-action feature adaptation of Moana. —Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 17 Nov. 2025

So now is the perfect time to get aggressive, make a splash before the trade deadline and see what might come of this magical season. —Chad Graff, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025

Rhymes for make a splash

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