make a go
Example Sentences
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Some of the first American companies to make a go of it may be smaller, more adventurous types.
From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026
"He'd indicated he wasn’t going to make a go of his marriage."
From BBC • Jul. 29, 2024
How do you intend to make a go of it?
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2024
Lydia Polgreen, Gimlet’s former managing director, wrote on Threads, “If you can’t make a go of it with these incredible shows you are simply bad at podcasting.”
From Slate • Dec. 6, 2023
She was trying to make a go of it alone, working in a real estate office selling lots, and it was rough.
From "The River" by Gary Paulsen
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