make a/the connection
idiom
: to understand that there is a relationship between two or more things
It didn't take long for us to make the connection between the missing money and our partner's new car.
Examples of make a/the connection in a Sentence
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An observer can’t help wanting to make a connection.
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Chadd Scott, Forbes, 13 Feb. 2024
Though Newgarden didn’t make the connection directly, the change seems to be centered around his choice as a veteran driver in the throes of celebrating an Indy 500 victory, and looking to hoist an Astor Cup championship trophy, to simplify his life.
—The Indianapolis Star, 10 Jan. 2024
Yvonne Kee Billison, of the Navajo area IHS office of environment health sanitation facility construction, said the water extension is an active project that IHS engineers are working on, along with other projects to make the connection to the waterline.
—The Arizona Republic, 26 Jan. 2024
To make the connection, Pikalov, their mutual friend, borrowed a videocassette from her, a copy of Basic Instinct, and Zelensky used it as an excuse to visit her at home and return the tape.
—Simon Shuster, TIME, 4 Jan. 2024
Our brains make a connection between warm feelings and actual physical warmth, according to a study published in the journal PLOS ONE.
—Ann Maloney, Washington Post, 26 Dec. 2023
His roommate knew her brother and helped make the connection.
—Sabrina Weiss, Peoplemag, 22 Dec. 2023
Skowronek isn’t the first to make the connection between manillas and the Benin Bronzes.
—Sean Kingsley, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Apr. 2023
To connect, simply choose a region, and Opera VPN will make the connection.
—PCMAG, 13 Sep. 2023
Chadd Scott, Forbes, 13 Feb. 2024
Though Newgarden didn’t make the connection directly, the change seems to be centered around his choice as a veteran driver in the throes of celebrating an Indy 500 victory, and looking to hoist an Astor Cup championship trophy, to simplify his life.
—The Indianapolis Star, 10 Jan. 2024
Yvonne Kee Billison, of the Navajo area IHS office of environment health sanitation facility construction, said the water extension is an active project that IHS engineers are working on, along with other projects to make the connection to the waterline.
—The Arizona Republic, 26 Jan. 2024
To make the connection, Pikalov, their mutual friend, borrowed a videocassette from her, a copy of Basic Instinct, and Zelensky used it as an excuse to visit her at home and return the tape.
—Simon Shuster, TIME, 4 Jan. 2024
Our brains make a connection between warm feelings and actual physical warmth, according to a study published in the journal PLOS ONE.
—Ann Maloney, Washington Post, 26 Dec. 2023
His roommate knew her brother and helped make the connection.
—Sabrina Weiss, Peoplemag, 22 Dec. 2023
Skowronek isn’t the first to make the connection between manillas and the Benin Bronzes.
—Sean Kingsley, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Apr. 2023
To connect, simply choose a region, and Opera VPN will make the connection.
—PCMAG, 13 Sep. 2023
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