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

Sign up for the newsletter El Niño is also able to make waves, themselves, more intense. — Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 22 Sep. 2026

Though Netflix had already been making waves by disrupting the movie rental business, pivoting to streaming turned the company into a powerhouse that posed a threat to traditional cable services. — Charles Pulliam-Moore, The Verge, 20 Sep. 2026

Meanwhile, her existing work is set to make waves in Hollywood. — Senior Editor, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026

Here are just a few local players making waves at the highest levels of college football. — Pj Green september 16, Kansas City Star, 16 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