How to Use make out in a Sentence

make out

verb

• I can't quite make out what she is trying to say.
• Some of the youngest Britons’ scrawl is hard to make out.
  — Karla Adam, Washington Post, 11 Sep. 2022
• The idol stands at over 17 feet high, and is made out of larch wood.
  — Laura Yan, Popular Mechanics, 28 Apr. 2018
• But for the former, the awards shine isn’t all it’s made out to be.
  — Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2024
• This first half of this playlist is to dance to and the second half is to make out to.
  — Patrick Crowley, Billboard, 27 June 2018
• Atop the tree sits a star made out of what appear to be cheese knives.
  — Claudia Harmata, PEOPLE.com, 16 Dec. 2019
• Chelsea makes out with Chloe; Chloe makes out with Lochlan.
  — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 16 Mar. 2025
• Some of the entries are blurred, and most are too dense or high to make out in the dim light.
  — Jackson Arn, The New Yorker, 2 May 2024
• The moon was bright enough to make out the name of the village on a sign: Chumak.
  — Isabel Coles, WSJ, 15 May 2022
• Most of the recording, which Alex keeps on her phone, is hard to make out.
  — Dallas News, 18 Dec. 2020
• Hunter left her car and could make out the body of one of the women on the ground nearby.
  — Connor Sanders, The Salt Lake Tribune, 25 Aug. 2021
• But the two men could still make out the blue carriages.
  — CNN, 2 July 2022
• Apple says the lock screen will look like it’s made out of glass.
  — Kif Leswing, CNBC, 9 June 2025
• The image was so clear that some faces could be made out.
  — James Hartley, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 June 2024
• There’s a staircase that looks like it’s made out of snakes.
  — Mekita Rivas, refinery29.com, 3 Jan. 2020
• The video was too dark, and had been shot from too far a distance, to make out the man’s face.
  — Eric Lach, The New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2021
• The sun hasn't quite breached the hills to our right, but there's enough light to make out the landscape in front of us.
  — Jacob Job, Scientific American, 4 June 2021
• The cage, which deputies found in the home, was made out of a pack and play, a baby gate roof and zip ties.
  — Landon Mion, Fox News, 29 July 2024
• Fiber optics are long, thin and made out of pure glass.
  — David Grossman, Popular Mechanics, 24 Oct. 2018
• Even the lampshade is made out of a quilt fragment—DIY, of course.
  — Monika Biegler Eyers, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Aug. 2025
• The two took selfies and made out on a boat in Lake Como.
  — Leah Prinzivalli, Allure, 22 Aug. 2019
• The stopper on the brand’s bottles are even made out of a tiny stone shaped like a tahona.
  — Andy Vasoyan, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
• All in all, New York makes out with a pretty nice haul.
  — Richard Morin, azcentral, 20 June 2018
• While at the hotel, James asked to kiss Sam, who replied yes, and the two made out for about an hour.
  — Carolyn Twersky, Seventeen, 20 May 2019
• The look in question was the huge bow made out of hair seen atop Saweetie's head.
  — Gabi Thorne, Allure, 13 Sep. 2023
• Yeah, the hair would be very difficult to make out of cake.
  — Lauren Huff, EW.com, 10 Mar. 2022
• The district said the decision was made out of an abundance of caution.
  — Chloe Rosen, CBS News, 8 Jan. 2026
• There can be no doubt that in tax terms, America’s wealthiest families make out like bandits.
  — Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2026
• This versatile piece is made out of Spanx’s ultra-drapey fabric.
  — Caroline Hughes, Travel + Leisure, 7 Jan. 2026
• Shop for earrings that are made out of lightweight materials or that are hollow, but are still large and make a dramatic statement.
  — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 29 Dec. 2025