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

In the new episode of the Rolling Stone Studio, Waterhouse sits down with senior writers Brian Hiatt and Angie Martoccio to break down the making of Loveland and more. — Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 10 July 2026

Deutch was marvelous as Jean Seberg in last year’s Nouvelle Vague, Richard Linklater’s sprightly film about the making of Jean-Luc Godard’s New Wave classic Breathless. — Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 10 July 2026

The result is both a portrait of the making of a landmark film and an intimate mother-daughter story. — Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 8 July 2026

In 2017, The Hollywood Reporter published an oral history of the making of the 1987 action classic, in which no less than six conflicting versions of Van Damme’s exit emerged. — Britt Hayes, Entertainment Weekly, 7 July 2026

Rhymes for the making of

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