Grammar fix
make headlines
become headline news
To become an important or widely reported news story.
How oftenCommon
LevelB2
Used inSpeech & writing
Hear it in context
Notice where the phrase sounds natural.
The athlete made headlines after donating her prize money to local charities.
My hometown actually made headlines last year, because a guy there grew a pumpkin the size of a car. It was all anyone talked about for weeks.
Fix the pattern
One small grammar move makes it sound right.
Not: The scandal made headline last week.
Say: The scandal made headlines last week.
The expression normally uses the plural noun 'headlines'.
Don't confuse it
Other ways to say it
A story gets big media attention
How widespreadProminentEverywhere
make headlinesYou're here · An event or person becomes a prominent news story.
hit the headlinesEspecially British: suddenly become a prominent news story.it's all over the newsInformal: a story seems to be reported everywhere.