make a game of
Example Sentences
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For all this, it was a tame Newcastle performance that carried few signs of self-belief or conviction that they might be able to make a game of it once City established a stranglehold.
From BBC • Mar. 16, 2024
Pittsburgh’s best chance to make a game of it came in the seventh when Joe doubled with one out and Ji Hwan Bae walked two batters later.
From Washington Times • Jun. 21, 2023
We wanted to make a game of it.
From BBC • Jul. 29, 2022
“You get down 5-0, you just want to come back and make a game of it,” Freeman said after the 3-hour, 59-minute marathon.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 10, 2022
My sister and I would make a game of guessing which agent we would get.
From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri
