make (any) sense of

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: to understand (something)

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Stellantis shares steadied as investors tried to make sense of legendary CEO Carlos Tavares’s sudden demise. —

Neil Winton, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024 Master, a man of few words with a mysterious scar on his face, is like their conscience and a confidant, helping make sense of the world. —

Joe Ray, WIRED, 6 Dec. 2024 Kaveh Akbar pulls these seemingly disparate characters closer together in a wrenching narrative that is both a multi-generational family saga and a portrait of a young man attempting to make sense of life. —

Annabel Gutterman, TIME, 6 Dec. 2024 In short, there’s more data about the world around us than there’s ever been, and someone has to process it and help companies make sense of it. —

Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 26 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for make (any) sense of

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