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

Peter Woods The second of the Chiefs’ 2026 first-round selections made waves during his pre-draft media appearances with his ability to sing. — Kansas City Star, 5 Aug. 2026

Santos is a former Congressman from New York who made waves during his time in the House for appearing to falsify much of his life story. — Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 1 Aug. 2026

The appointment comes as Element celebrates its 25th year and with the company — which was acquired by Fremantle in 2022 — continuing to make waves on both the big screen and small. — Alex Ritman, Variety, 31 July 2026

Ortiz has made waves recently with his co-lead role of Rocky, the rock alien pal of Ryan Gosling’s Ryland Grace, in Amazon MGM Studios’ hit sci-fi film Project Hail Mary — an adaptation of the Andy Weir novel directed by Phil Lord and Chris Miller. — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 28 July 2026

Rhymes for make waves

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