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

This intergenerational dialogue informs the making of each collection. — Wwd Staff, Footwear News, 14 Sep. 2026

Their lives intersect during the making of a documentary, drawing out desires and struggles each had kept hidden. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 14 Sep. 2026

The film covers the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, whom Baldwin was accused of shooting accidentally in 2021 when a live bullet somehow wound up in what was supposed to be a prop gun during the making of the movie, Rust. — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 10 Sep. 2026

On the pod, McElwee talks about the making of Sherman’s March, which becomes a significant storyline in Remake. — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 10 Sep. 2026

Rhymes for the making of

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