make a move

Example Sentences

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“I think a lot of retailers are just saying, ‘Look, we actually have to make a move on price,’” said Neil Saunders, a retail analyst at GlobalData.

From MarketWatch • May 12, 2026

“Many of them said they would not make a move except for this one,” she said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

"Usually I'm not the first one to make a move, but this time I was," she says, shyly.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

Stolz, who did not have an American teammate in the final to help him strategize, said the rest of the pack was reluctant to make a move on the leaders.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 21, 2026

I mean, I did just tell myself that the next time I saw her I was going to make a move.

From "The Boy in the Black Suit" by Jason Reynolds