make (any) sense of

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: to understand (something)

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Zendaya can’t make sense of this woman because this woman isn’t legible. — Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 3 Apr. 2026

Don’t judge it or try to make sense of it, just write what comes to mind. — Joy Harden Bradford, AJC.com, 2 Apr. 2026

Burden, an immigration attorney and the granddaughter of editor and socialite Babe Paley, throws herself into writing to make sense of this sudden departure and the country club rumor mill that followed. — Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 28 Mar. 2026

The California Democratic Party pitched its new, periodic polls as a way to help voters and campaigns make sense of the unusually wide-open race for governor — and help encourage laggards to quit the race. — Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 24 Mar. 2026