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
• This makes arriving at The Emancipation of Mimi on the hours-long setlist taste even sweeter.
  — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 13 Apr. 2024
• After his instructional assistant Byron Cowart painstakingly measured the current sculpture to figure out its dimensions and sizing, the group custom made special tools and got to work making the statue come to life.
  — Emily Alvarenga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Apr. 2024

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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
• On that play, rookie Trayce Jackson-Davis was jogging back after the make.
  — Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 16 Mar. 2024
• The larger size and dual burner design make cooking for a group of friends or family a breeze.
  — Lauren Breedlove, Travel + Leisure, 21 Mar. 2024

Last Updated: 5 Sep 2024