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

It is bound up with identity, memory, relationships, safety and the making of the self. — Belonging Forum, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026

Even better is a 90-minute documentary on the making of the movie made at the time of its release, which offers invaluable behind-the-scenes footage of Kurosawa at work. — Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 20 July 2026

McBride fears the law would interfere with the making of devices like the one that activates his lifelike hand. — Los Angeles Times, 19 July 2026

Once upon a time, there was a little Paramount+ show called The Offer, a miniseries about the making of Francis Ford Coppola’s The Godfather. — Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 15 July 2026

Rhymes for the making of

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