make waves
Example Sentences
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But clips from the show often make waves on social media, and have a way of changing how the tech crowd thinks about the issues of the day.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026
That set off days of intensive efforts using boats to make waves, then excavators to dig up sand and free the whale, as fears grew for its life.
From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026
In a performance that could make waves during awards season, Fiennes' character goes on manoeuvres as he attempts to shape the outcome of the race.
From BBC • Oct. 11, 2024
Yet for more than a decade, Shohei Ohtani has been willing to make waves.
From New York Times • Dec. 10, 2023
He bounced a couple of slackers who confused freedom with no rules, so the rest of us don’t make waves.
From "Speak" by Laurie Halse Anderson
