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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• Read Next Heat reaches make-or-break week in push to avoid play-in tournament.
  — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 1 Apr. 2024
• 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
• But Newsmax did not go quietly—because this is a make-or-break moment for the brand.
  — Brian Stelter, Fortune, 14 Mar. 2023
• Schumer set up a make-or-break vote on whether the bill would inch closer to becoming law or languish in this Congress.
  — Lisa Hagen, Hartford Courant, 19 Dec. 2024
• The overwhelming sense inside party circles is that the presser was less a make-or-break moment and more of a sideshow.
  — Philip Elliott, TIME, 12 July 2024
• The setup leaves Black Friday as a make-or-break event that will help draw distinct lines between the season’s winners and losers.
  — Christina Cheddar Berk, CNBC, 25 Nov. 2024
• Exactly how well the Android software works with the Pixel Fold will be a make-or-break feature.
  — Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, 10 May 2023
• If Young is the make-or-break player of this game, defensive tackle Javon Hargrave is right behind him on the list.
  — Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 10 Feb. 2024
• Some have described 2024 as a global make-or-break year for democracy.
  — Steven P. Dinkin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Jan. 2024
• Whether or not a hotel room has an ironing board is a make-or-break criterion for her.
  — Teddy Minford, Travel + Leisure, 12 May 2024
• Today is a make-or-break day for Matter as Amazon rolls out a big update to its support for the new smart home standard.
  — Jennifer Pattison Tuohy, The Verge, 2 May 2023
• Asked last week if Richardson is entering a make-or-break year in 2025, Steichen danced around the question, as he’s done several times regarding his quarterback.
  — James Boyd, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
• Hurricane recovery This could be a make-or-break year for business owners and residents still grappling with hurricane damage.
  — Kathryn Varn, Axios, 3 Jan. 2025

Last Updated: 14 Feb 2025