make a place

phrase

: make a space available
We'll have to make a place for our guests.

Examples of make a place in a Sentence

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Children grow up without the network of neighboors, relatives and familiar adults that used to make a place feel safe. — Belonging Forum, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026 The same elements—lack of lighting, cell phone service, and CCTV—that make a place enticing for outdoor enthusiasts are easily exploited by criminals. — Katie Jackson, Outside, 19 Mar. 2026 Cox spearheaded that $31 million project, a five-story building filled with art and the kind of personal touches that make a place feel like home. — Sarah Hepola, Dallas Morning News, 25 Feb. 2026 His trials to recover and make a place for himself in America, as well as a set of surreal dream sequences hinting at something more, only ramp up from there. — Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 31 Jan. 2025 But a low walk score doesn't make a place any less fantastic to visit. — Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 13 Aug. 2024 The nurses decorate the floors in an effort to make a place filled with monitors, ventilators, and hospital beds festive. — Maria Kefalas, STAT, 22 Dec. 2023 With millions of viewers around the world tuning in and casting votes for contestants in the K-pop survival show Boys Planet, contestants who didn’t make a place in the final band left the program with fans eager to see their next steps. — Jeff Benjamin, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019

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“Make a place.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/make%20a%20place. Accessed 29 Sep. 2026.

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