make a ripple

Frequency: 7.613.5 per million words

to produce a small wave or a spreading effect

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Examples (10)

  • The Internet is making ripples in people's lives.
  • Even a small act of kindness can make a ripple in the community.
  • Dropping a stone into the calm water will make ripples spread out.
  • Her innovative idea began to make ripples throughout the industry.
  • The company's controversial decision is sure to make ripples among its employees.
  • The boat's passage had made gentle ripples on the lake surface.
  • His powerful speech might make ripples in the political landscape.
  • Do you think this new policy will make significant ripples in the economy?
  • They tried to make ripples with their protest, but it went largely unnoticed.
  • The scandal is currently making ripples across global financial markets.