How to Use make in a Sentence

make

1 of 2 verb
  • The rock made a dent in the car's fender.
  • The typist made a mistake.
  • She made the curtains herself.
  • He collected wood to make a fire.
  • I'm not trying to make trouble.
  • The car's engine has been making a strange noise lately.
  • He works in a factory that makes jet engines.
  • I called the doctor's office to make an appointment.
  • She used cheese and a mixture of other ingredients to make a delicious sauce.
  • Someone was making a disturbance.
  • All of the above makes this the very best spa in the area.
    Carly Caramanna, Travel + Leisure, 29 Sep. 2023
  • There was a mood and an air of trying to make it through.
    Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 25 Aug. 2022
  • Here are some ways to make sure even the busiest person can find the time.
    Angela Dewan, CNN, 14 Apr. 2021
  • Fudd didn’t make it to the shootaround in the morning but both still played.
    Lori Riley, courant.com, 4 Apr. 2022
  • The roadmap was to make calling cheaper than the price of a postcard.
    Niharika Sharma, Quartz India, 20 Oct. 2020
  • My challenge to him is just go out there and make plays.
    Creg Stephenson | Cstephenson@al.com, al, 22 Mar. 2022
  • Save yourself a trip to the store and make one yourself this year.
    Katelyn Lunders, Country Living, 30 Nov. 2022
  • And of course no two households make akutaq the same way.
    CBS News, 31 July 2022
  • Here are a few of our favorite rooms that make red work.
    Sean Santiago, ELLE Decor, 13 Apr. 2023
  • The players have had just a few weeks to make their case to Stam.
    Pat Brennan, The Enquirer, 8 July 2020
  • That made the switch an easy one to make for promoters.
    John Whisler, ExpressNews.com, 8 July 2020
  • There are quite a few bowls that make sense, but most of them do not.
    Nick Canepa Columnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Dec. 2021
  • But shouldn't that make those who try even more worthy of a shot?
    Mitch Albom, Detroit Free Press, 22 Jan. 2023
  • Someone has to make a plan and often someone else has to bear the brunt of it.
    Doug Lesmerises, cleveland, 3 Jan. 2021
  • His lawyer came over to our table and was trying to make a deal with me.
    Melinda Newman, Billboard, 17 Jan. 2021
  • These are not paintable, so make sure to pick the color that best fits with your home.
    Chris Hachey, BGR, 10 May 2021
  • So, make the heart of your home a haven by keeping your fridge clean!
    Terry Baddoo, USA TODAY, 10 May 2022
  • Tom Ross had a decision to make on his way in to work the next day.
    Atul Gawande, The New Yorker, 8 Feb. 2021
  • Hairy little aliens make their way to a city in search of their favorite snack.
    Ed Stockly, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2021
  • Did the team make adjustments and put forth a good third quarter?
    oregonlive, 14 Oct. 2021
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make

2 of 2 noun
  • Mitchell drives and goes high off the glass for the make.
    oregonlive, 23 Dec. 2020
  • The make-up and chemistry of the team has been very good.
    Matthew Glenesk, Indianapolis Star, 21 Nov. 2019
  • Five of the Wildcats' first six makes have come in the paint.
    Dallas News, 14 Feb. 2023
  • The owner couldn’t recall the make or model of the bike.
    chicagotribune.com, 21 July 2019
  • Then a make — and a cheer — and four more misses and sighs.
    Dan Woike, latimes.com, 21 May 2018
  • And what changes to the team will the new entertainment chief make?
    Kim Masters, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Aug. 2020
  • These cool apps make planning the perfect event a breeze.
    Danielle Pointdujour, Essence, 9 Oct. 2019
  • Life on the ranch then was just one great big make-believe time.
    Win McCormack, The New Republic, 29 July 2019
  • This amount can vary based on your location and the make and model of the car.
    Jim Slavik, Car and Driver, 21 June 2023
  • But then the make-up and hair people worked their magic.
    Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 8 Sep. 2020
  • The man left in a black four-door sedan of unknown make and model.
    Zaz Hollander, Anchorage Daily News, 17 Apr. 2018
  • Thank you so much for writing in, notes like this make my day.
    The Washington Post, 5 Feb. 2020
  • The leftovers of that last one make for a fantastic fried rice.
    Soleil Ho, SFChronicle.com, 22 June 2020
  • How big of a difference does any of this make in the baby? ...
    NBC News, 20 Dec. 2021
  • This make-ahead sauce can be used on pork and salmon as well as chicken.
    Terri Milligan, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 13 Apr. 2018
  • Wooden clogs with a shearling lining make for the best of both worlds.
    Roxanne Adamiyatt, Town & Country, 16 Sep. 2022
  • But _ hold that idea of make believe for a few more paragraphs.
    Tribune Content Agency, oregonlive, 17 Dec. 2019
  • But what do the first families of bomba make of all this change?
    New York Times, 7 July 2018
  • And yet, when combined, the two make for some brilliant trolling.
    Liz Stinson, Curbed, 24 Aug. 2018
  • But one thing that remains is the sheer number of on-screen make-outs.
    Washington Post, 14 Mar. 2022
  • This make sense, but something tells me Hemsworth is a big fan of the album.
    Christopher Rosa, Glamour, 4 Oct. 2017
  • Text appears on the blank screen: How many passes does the team in white make?
    Chris Wiewiora, Longreads, 4 Sep. 2017
  • Some of you would have Popovich play make-believe, though.
    Mike Finger, ExpressNews.com, 11 July 2020
  • My wife has a make-shift office set up on the dining room table.
    Jeff Seidel, Detroit Free Press, 9 Apr. 2020
  • The show is open to cars, trucks and bikes; all makes, models and years are welcome.
    Shiela Johnson, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 31 July 2019
  • Evidence that the whole thing was make-believe was all around us.
    Julia Felsenthal, Vogue, 5 June 2018
  • This premiere episode had some heavy make-up and prosthetics for a few of you.
    Ryan Parker, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 May 2022
  • This is what a working mom, with no make-up and no time for self-care looks like.
    Jackie Frere, Redbook, 25 Oct. 2017
  • But in a make-or-break season, the Trojans will get off to a nice start.
    Usa Today Sports, USA TODAY, 30 Aug. 2019
  • There’s some low-key drama involving dudes who want to fight and dudes on the make.
    Jim Kiest, ExpressNews.com, 17 Nov. 2020

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