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
• Grant led off the bottom of the third with a home run to make it 3-1.
  — oregonlive, 5 Mar. 2023
• Fudd didn’t make it to the shootaround in the morning but both still played.
  — Lori Riley, courant.com, 4 Apr. 2022
• The Jets settled for a field goal to make the score 18-10.
  — Ken Belson, New York Times, 18 Sep. 2023
• The players have had just a few weeks to make their case to Stam.
  — Pat Brennan, The Enquirer, 8 July 2020
• Here are some ways to make sure even the busiest person can find the time.
  — Angela Dewan, CNN, 14 Apr. 2021
• There was a mood and an air of trying to make it through.
  — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 25 Aug. 2022
• 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
• Most appeals court judges do not make it to the Supreme Court.
  — Nicholas Rowan, Washington Examiner, 25 Jan. 2021
• The roadmap was to make calling cheaper than the price of a postcard.
  — Niharika Sharma, Quartz India, 20 Oct. 2020
• Save yourself a trip to the store and make one yourself this year.
  — Katelyn Lunders, Country Living, 30 Nov. 2022
• My challenge to him is just go out there and make plays.
  — Creg Stephenson | [e-mail], al, 22 Mar. 2022
• Fruit from the 7,000 olive trees will be pressed to make olive oil—though not on the ancient press.
  — Linda Laban, Robb Report, 20 July 2023
• 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
• Tom Ross had a decision to make on his way in to work the next day.
  — Atul Gawande, The New Yorker, 8 Feb. 2021
• That made the switch an easy one to make for promoters.
  — John Whisler, ExpressNews.com, 8 July 2020
• But shouldn't that make those who try even more worthy of a shot?
  — Mitch Albom, Detroit Free Press, 22 Jan. 2023
• 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

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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
• Then a make — and a cheer — and four more misses and sighs.
  — Dan Woike, latimes.com, 21 May 2018
• The owner couldn’t recall the make or model of the bike.
  — chicagotribune.com, 21 July 2019
• Kim has opened a pop-up shop for her make-up line, KKW.
  — Morgan Baila, refinery29.com, 25 June 2018
• Life on the ranch then was just one great big make-believe time.
  — Win McCormack, The New Republic, 29 July 2019
• But in a make-or-break season, the Trojans will get off to a nice start.
  — Usa Today Sports, USA TODAY, 30 Aug. 2019
• Some of you would have Popovich play make-believe, though.
  — Mike Finger, ExpressNews.com, 11 July 2020
• And what changes to the team will the new entertainment chief make?
  — Kim Masters, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Aug. 2020
• The man left in a black four-door sedan of unknown make and model.
  — Zaz Hollander, Anchorage Daily News, 17 Apr. 2018
• This make sense, but something tells me Hemsworth is a big fan of the album.
  — Christopher Rosa, Glamour, 4 Oct. 2017
• But then the make-up and hair people worked their magic.
  — Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 8 Sep. 2020
• Text appears on the blank screen: How many passes does the team in white make?
  — Chris Wiewiora, Longreads, 4 Sep. 2017
• The gun used in this demonstration is not the same make and model as the Rudolph's gun.
  — Debora Patta, CBS News, 2 July 2023
• 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
• But one thing that remains is the sheer number of on-screen make-outs.
  — Washington Post, 14 Mar. 2022
• These cool apps make planning the perfect event a breeze.
  — Danielle Pointdujour, Essence, 9 Oct. 2019
• And yet, when combined, the two make for some brilliant trolling.
  — Liz Stinson, Curbed, 24 Aug. 2018
• Thank you so much for writing in, notes like this make my day.
  — The Washington Post, 5 Feb. 2020
• This amount can vary based on your location and the make and model of the car.
  — Jim Slavik, Car and Driver, 21 June 2023
• Former first-round pick Bud Dupree is in a make-or-break year.
  — Steven Ruiz, For The Win, 17 May 2018
• The last make — a jumper from Antonio Reeves — gave the Wildcats a 16-15 lead.
  — Ryan Black, The Courier-Journal, 11 Feb. 2023
• This make-ahead sauce can be used on pork and salmon as well as chicken.
  — Terri Milligan, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 13 Apr. 2018
• Some of his makes during the showcase game were from well beyond the arc.
  — Sam Joseph, CNN, 19 Feb. 2024
• How big of a difference does any of this make in the baby? ...
  — NBC News, 20 Dec. 2021
• Wagner's the only Laser on the floor who doesn't have a 3-point make.
  — Jr Radcliffe, Journal Sentinel, 17 Mar. 2023
• 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 _ hold that idea of make believe for a few more paragraphs.
  — Tribune Content Agency, oregonlive, 17 Dec. 2019
• Meanwhile, up north, Martin was putting the make on his ex.
  — Giles Harvey, The New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2020

Last Updated: 29 Apr 2024