How to Use in the making in a Sentence

in the making

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  • The legislative win, 20 years in the making, was supposed to be a slam-dunk.
    — John Wilkerson and Rachel Cohrs Zhang, STAT, 15 Aug. 2024
  • His Curb partner, showrunner Jeff Schaffer, points out that the plot was more than two decades in the making.
    — Scott Feinberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Aug. 2024
  • And Wilder fits the profile of another Cavaliers standout in the making.
    — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2024
  • The shoes are only available in whole sizing, which, for a brand with such an emphasis on comfort, seems like an oversight—especially for a shoe nine years in the making.
    — Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 19 Aug. 2024
  • Roan’s exponential breakthrough has been ten years in the making, with social media viral hits and key appearances undergirding her rise.
    — The Deadline Team, Deadline, 18 Aug. 2024
  • That's one of the reasons that this was 40 years in the making.
    — Patricia Alvord, USA TODAY, 23 Feb. 2023
  • But the gem of the night was the closer that was seven years in the making.
    — Malia Mendez, Los Angeles Times, 21 June 2024
  • In truth, though, this end was months, years even, in the making.
    — Nancy Armour, USA TODAY, 6 Aug. 2023
  • Coates’ new job is one that has been long in the making.
    — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 22 Aug. 2023
  • The new routes were more than seven years in the making.
    — Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 8 May 2023
  • Coming up in 2024 is a plan that has been a decade in the making.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 21 June 2023
  • Hotel has all the hallmarks of a hotspot in the making.
    — Krista Simmons, Sunset Magazine, 20 May 2024
  • It’s been a long time in the making, going back to at least 2017.
    — Vinod Sreeharsha, Miami Herald, 5 May 2024
  • Sweet Pork Wilson’s has been a long time in the making.
    — Alex Darus, cleveland, 1 Sep. 2023
  • The project was 10 years in the making, yet seems to have arrived at just the right moment.
    — Rachel Dube, Robb Report, 2 Feb. 2024
  • The movie, which also stars Hugh Grant and Amy Schumer, was more than a decade in the making.
    — Olivia B. Waxman, TIME, 3 May 2024
  • None of them were involved in the making of the song in the first place; the track was created with AI.
    — Vulture, 21 Apr. 2023
  • Migrants hitch a ride for what will be, for most, the last leg of a journey months in the making.
    — Matt Rivers, ABC News, 10 May 2023
  • Three are complete, and there's also a fourth in the making.
    — Brenton Blanchet, Peoplemag, 24 May 2024
  • The Sphere, which cost more than $2 billion to build, has been about seven years in the making.
    — Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2023
  • The Met show, organized by John Guy, has been many years in the making.
    — Sebastian Smee, Washington Post, 14 Aug. 2023
  • Iran's support for the Yemen Shia Islamist rebel group has been years in the making.
    — Mike Brest, Washington Examiner, 28 Dec. 2023
  • Snyder is a hands-off lender, this person says, and has had no say in the making of or the release of the film.
    — Jada Yuan, Washington Post, 25 June 2024
  • The bill had the support of all of Thailand’s major parties and was more than a decade in the making.
    — Reuters, NBC News, 27 Mar. 2024
  • Many who worked there say the fire that tore through the area and shut down the freeway was a disaster years in the making.
    — Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 16 Nov. 2023
  • Kim Petras’ rise to the mainstream spotlight has been years in the making.
    — Chris Malone Méndez, Forbes, 21 Apr. 2023
  • Khloé Kardashian’s son Tatum is a style icon in the making!
    — Escher Walcott, Peoplemag, 17 Sep. 2023
  • The products, which were seven years in the making, were announced at the end of July.
    — Sabrina Weiss, Peoplemag, 7 Aug. 2024
  • No animals were hurt in the making of this movie—or in the production of that.
    — David Pogue, CBS News, 25 June 2023
  • Closing the divide The pilot announced this week has been a long time in the making.
    — Will Henshall, TIME, 26 Jan. 2024

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