make (any) sense of
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: to understand (something)
We couldn't make (any) sense of the instructions.
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As Amélie gradually learns to make sense of the world — parting the waters of the sea to examine all the creatures living there, and constructing paper lanterns with Nishio for the Obon festival of the dead — the movie works its magic.
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Peter Debruge, Variety, 5 July 2025
Brittany and our colleague Noe Padilla spoke to immigration lawyers to try to make sense of what might happen in Indiana.
—Kaitlin Lange, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
Later that month, her father tried to make sense of what had happened while talking to a reporter.
—Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 30 June 2025
Blinder said a shadow Fed chair would mean markets would have to make sense of two influential voices speaking about monetary policy at the same time, but offering potentially very different visions.
—Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 27 June 2025
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Peter Debruge, Variety, 5 July 2025
Brittany and our colleague Noe Padilla spoke to immigration lawyers to try to make sense of what might happen in Indiana.
—Kaitlin Lange, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
Later that month, her father tried to make sense of what had happened while talking to a reporter.
—Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 30 June 2025
Blinder said a shadow Fed chair would mean markets would have to make sense of two influential voices speaking about monetary policy at the same time, but offering potentially very different visions.
—Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 27 June 2025
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“Make (any) sense of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/make%20%28any%29%20sense%20of. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.
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