How to Use make matters worse in a Sentence

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• To make matters worse, the ball came to rest in a divot.
  — Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Feb. 2026
• Now, intense heat could make matters worse.
  — Mira Rojanasakul, New York Times, 21 Mar. 2026
• To make matters worse, wages and home prices aren’t growing at the same pace.
  — Sydney Lake, Fortune, 18 Nov. 2023
• To make matters worse, our only way out was a four-mile hike down the hill.
  — Ben Mims, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2023
• To make matters worse, the team shot just 70% from the free-throw line.
  — Matt Murschel, Orlando Sentinel, 4 Nov. 2024
• To make matters worse, the team is having to deal with some injuries.
  — Mark Kern, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
• To make matters worse, the dog had a broken tooth, adding to his immense pain.
  — Kevin Sabet, Newsweek, 24 Mar. 2025
• To make matters worse on this idea, the trade package is far from a fair offer.
  — Zach Pressnell, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
• To make matters worse, in 11 games, Carter has just one half-sack.
  — Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 18 Nov. 2025
• Now, to make matters worse, Daryl wants to marry John.
  — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 13 Feb. 2026
• The best thing Congress could do now is decline to make matters worse.
  — The Editorial Board, WSJ, 27 Nov. 2022
• To make matters worse, he has again been cited for having rats in his building.
  — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 4 June 2024
• To make matters worse, the team may have also lost a star player for the season.
  — James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
• To make matters worse, Atlanta has now lost two of its starters in free agency.
  — Zach Pressnell, Newsweek, 4 Jan. 2025
• To make matters worse, the owner believes her dog was harmed during his stay.
  — Maria Morava, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Sep. 2025
• To make matters worse, Marie can’t risk touching Cate to heal her skull.
  — Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2025
• To make matters worse, the supply chain had finally opened up.
  — Michael Grabell, ProPublica, 3 May 2023
• To make matters worse, her country club wedding is right around the corner.
  — Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2025
• Given a modicum of hope, there’s always room to make matters worse.
  — Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2026
• To make matters worse, the entire plane's luggage was left behind.
  — Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025
• However, this can make matters worse.
  — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2025
• To make matters worse, this is a quarterback draft, and there isn’t anything close to a slam dunk.
  — Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Apr. 2023
• To make matters worse, that hitter ended up scoring.
  — Kevin Sherrington mar. 9, Dallas Morning News, 9 Mar. 2026
• As for why the later-stage HRT seems to make matters worse?
  — Erica Sloan, SELF, 15 Sep. 2025
• The helmet and goggles only make matters worse, trapping heat on the head and the eyes.
  — Alicia Wallace, CNN, 21 June 2024
• To make matters worse, the mill was mated to a two-speed automatic.
  — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 27 Dec. 2022
• To make matters worse for u/jitterqueen, the trash was being collected that same day.
  — Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Aug. 2025
• To make matters worse, there was already a shortage of air traffic controllers.
  — Sydney Lake, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2025
• To make matters worse, none of the wedding flowers had been purchased or arranged.
  — Ashlyn Robinette, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
• But, believe it or not, a wealth tax would actually make matters worse.
  — Matt Fleming, Oc Register, 11 Jan. 2026