make up for (something)
idiom
: to do or have something as a way of correcting or improving (something else)
He wanted to make up for neglecting his children by spending more time with them.
She tried to make up for lost time by working extra hard.
What the movie lacks in plot it makes up for in special effects.
Examples of make up for (something) in a Sentence
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In Utah, Salt Lake City and other municipalities are trying to make up for PacifiCorp’s shortcomings by purchasing clean energy directly.
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Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2024
In the decades that followed, the activist-photographer would dedicate his life to helping to make up for this omission by documenting Asian American history, culture and social movements.
—Viviane Eng, NBC News, 24 Apr. 2024
The money universities receive from the state doesn’t cover all costs for their employees, so the institutions need to make up for that gap in funding to cover the changes to employee compensation.
—Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 23 Apr. 2024
Supplemental Life Insurance Supplemental life insurance is an additional policy that aims to make up for any areas your primary life insurance coverage doesn’t fulfill.
—Jasmine Browley, Essence, 17 Apr. 2024
The eventual owner will have higher rents on 85% (442/520) of future renters to make up for the minimal rents on the 78 units.
—Letters To The Editor, Orange County Register, 8 Apr. 2024
After the European Union banned Russian diesel in 2022, in punishment for Vladimir Putin’s war on Ukraine, MBS boosted oil exports to Europe, to make up for some of the shortfall—while at the same time importing Russian fuel to Saudi Arabia, to compensate Putin for his losses under sanctions.
—Vivienne Walt, Fortune, 4 Apr. 2024
Bloomberg Surge pricing hits tourist attractions Merlin Entertainments, owner of Madame Tussauds and the London Eye, plans to introduce budget airline-style surge pricing to make up for the fall in visitors since the pandemic.
—Peter Vanham, Fortune Europe, 26 Mar. 2024
Is there any sense of wanting to make up for quote–unquote lost time?
—Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 11 Apr. 2024
Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2024
In the decades that followed, the activist-photographer would dedicate his life to helping to make up for this omission by documenting Asian American history, culture and social movements.
—Viviane Eng, NBC News, 24 Apr. 2024
The money universities receive from the state doesn’t cover all costs for their employees, so the institutions need to make up for that gap in funding to cover the changes to employee compensation.
—Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 23 Apr. 2024
Supplemental Life Insurance Supplemental life insurance is an additional policy that aims to make up for any areas your primary life insurance coverage doesn’t fulfill.
—Jasmine Browley, Essence, 17 Apr. 2024
The eventual owner will have higher rents on 85% (442/520) of future renters to make up for the minimal rents on the 78 units.
—Letters To The Editor, Orange County Register, 8 Apr. 2024
After the European Union banned Russian diesel in 2022, in punishment for Vladimir Putin’s war on Ukraine, MBS boosted oil exports to Europe, to make up for some of the shortfall—while at the same time importing Russian fuel to Saudi Arabia, to compensate Putin for his losses under sanctions.
—Vivienne Walt, Fortune, 4 Apr. 2024
Bloomberg Surge pricing hits tourist attractions Merlin Entertainments, owner of Madame Tussauds and the London Eye, plans to introduce budget airline-style surge pricing to make up for the fall in visitors since the pandemic.
—Peter Vanham, Fortune Europe, 26 Mar. 2024
Is there any sense of wanting to make up for quote–unquote lost time?
—Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 11 Apr. 2024
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“Make up for (something).” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/make%20up%20for%20%28something%29. Accessed 28 Apr. 2024.
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