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

From there, he moved back to New York to make a go of his passion for getting dressed, first with a job at Kidrobot, then a spot at Parsons School of Design.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 16, 2024

"He'd indicated he wasn’t going to make a go of his marriage."

From BBC • Jul. 29, 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

Since 1988 he’d been working hard to make a go of it as a freelance photographer, and he hoped reaching the summit of Everest would give his career a needed boost.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer