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vb. (en-pastmake waves)
Usage examples of "made waves".
She wore the Diadem of the First, a golden hawk in flight, in shining black hair that made waves to bare shoulders.
Greed had made even the most influential people careless, and the ensuing scandals had made waves reaching out to the media and, worse, the public.
Sterling is known as an idea man and Gibson has made waves as a postmodern stylist.
Though Nebta normally had mild tides, there were certain places where sharply shelving sea bottoms and undersea reefs made waves build and double on themselves.
The cars and trucks coming over from Zephyr made waves that rolled across submerged yards to crash foam against the foundations.
The boat pulled away steadily now, leaving a wide wake that spread from shore to shore and made waves that broke against the dock.