How to Use make-or-break in a Sentence

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• This is something of a make-or-break season for him with the Rangers.
  — Evan Grant, Dallas News, 20 Apr. 2023
• But this year, the WWDC could be a make-or-break moment for the tech giant.
  — Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 10 June 2024
• This past season was a make-or-break year for the linebacker.
  — Sportsday Staff, Dallas News, 14 Mar. 2023
• For Flanagan, pulling it off was a make-or-break moment for the film.
  — Ashley Boucher, EW.com, 13 June 2025
• With the Cowboys being one of the more notable teams in the league, things are make-or-break for him.
  — Kevin McCormick, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 June 2025
• This means your business will be in make-or-break mode from day one.
  — Harry Kabadaian, Forbes, 13 Nov. 2023
• This might be a make-or-break season for the N.C. State alum, as the guard spots are spoken for in the team’s long-term plans.
  — Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 17 July 2024
• In many ways, October will be a make-or-break month for Beauchamp.
  — Brian Sampson, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
• The actor knew such a scene would be a make-or-break moment for his career.
  — Zack Sharf, Variety, 20 May 2024
• The actor knew such a scene would be a make-or-break moment for his career.
  — Zack Sharf, Variety, 6 Feb. 2025
• This very much could be the make-or-break season for the Tyler Herro-Bam Adebayo duo.
  — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 26 July 2025
• This 11-game stretch is make-or-break, and that one game might have cost them the playoff tiebreaker with the Giants.
  — Jason Williams, The Enquirer, 30 Aug. 2023
• Lighting can be the make-or-break detail of your balcony.
  — Aksha Mittapalli, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 July 2024
• The interview comes at a make-or-break moment for the inquiry.
  — Luke Broadwater, New York Times, 28 Feb. 2024
• Spencer Platt | Getty Images It may be make-or-break time for the stock market, based on the price charts.
  — Fred Imbert, CNBC, 11 Feb. 2025
• And business — the tax money from malls — can be a make-or-break matter for the people in the city halls in the old downtowns.
  — Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 20 Jan. 2024
• And the make-or-break event would play out in front of his family, friends and former teammates.
  — Candace Buckner, Washington Post, 30 June 2024
• This particular part of this year's Tour de France could be a make-or-break stage for the cyclists at the top.
  — Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 July 2025
• Read Next Heat reaches make-or-break week in push to avoid play-in tournament.
  — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 1 Apr. 2024
• Is this a make-or-break draft for JS, especially if the line doesn’t improve?
  — Michael-Shawn Dugar, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
• Everyone around the Suns knows this is not exactly a make-or-break year.
  — Shane Young, Forbes, 7 May 2023
• Entering his make-or-break third season, Jones has a chance again.
  — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 25 July 2023
• But the last thing any leader wants to do is alienate those who hold the power of rescue in this make-or-break moment.
  — Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2024
• Marketing is one of the make-or-break challenges of starting a business.
  — Becky Center, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2024
• When the make-or-break meeting with Julio's mother finally took place later in the episode, things were awkward to say the least.
  — Erin Clack, Peoplemag, 25 July 2023
• Plus, there are three sprint weekends over the final seven races, where make-or-break points are available.
  — Rob Reed, Forbes, 17 Sep. 2024
• More news to know now Pete Hegseth faces a make-or-break Senate hearing on Tuesday.
  — Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 14 Jan. 2025
• But Newsmax did not go quietly—because this is a make-or-break moment for the brand.
  — Brian Stelter, Fortune, 14 Mar. 2023
• This is the make-or-break move for a make-or-break 2026 season.
  — Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 9 Mar. 2026
• Seems like this should be a make-or-break year for Jung.
  — Kevin Sherrington feb. 25, Dallas Morning News, 25 Feb. 2026