the making of

phrase

: the cause of one's becoming a better person

His time in the army was the making of him.

Examples of the making of in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Kapoor, Yash, Tiwari and Malhotra, founder of Prime Focus and DNEG CEO, appeared at San Diego Comic-Con to debut the new clip and discuss the making of the epic movies. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 30 July 2026

But, singing around the piano while being filmed by Entertainment Tonight for a behind-the-scenes package about the making of Cinderella, Whitney and Brandy don’t know any of that yet. — Chris Murphy, Vanity Fair, 29 July 2026

Schiebinger uses agnotology, a methodological approach that examines how ignorance is produced and maintained, to analyze the making of this scientific ignorance. — Kari Traylor, JSTOR Daily, 29 July 2026

Bleemer also introduced Wilson, in attendance with the original film’s cinematographer Steven Fierberg, for a quick conversation about the making of the original film. — Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 29 July 2026

Rhymes for the making of

• hereinabove
• above
• foxglove
• hereof
• thereof
• whereof
• dove
• glove
• love
• shove