make sense

Example Sentences

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First, it generally does not make sense to take on new long-term debt in your 70s if you have sufficient assets to pay cash.

From MarketWatch

The technology aims to make sense of fossil tracks that have long challenged researchers.

From Science Daily

It doesn’t have to make sense, and there doesn’t need to be any believable proof.

From Salon

“There are things that we have done in Chicago because of how hard we were hit. We had to develop our own systems that make sense for our city,” Rodriguez said.

From Los Angeles Times

Looking ahead, Emanuel and Currie think it makes sense to have broad industrial metals exposure—copper, but also zinc and nickel—while focusing on platinum among precious metals.

From Barron's