make out
Example Sentences
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“And I think what people miss about that is these companies were so cheap relative to what you could make out of them that it didn’t make any difference what oil did,” he said.
From MarketWatch • May 20, 2026
Gingles, voting rights plaintiffs could successfully make out a Section 2 claim by showing that there was a large and concentrated group of minority voters whose preferred candidates were usually defeated by the white majority.
From Slate • May 13, 2026
From the vantage point of our helicopter above the Alps, you can make out scars and dimples from recent avalanches.
From BBC • Mar. 14, 2026
On the Marine Traffic map, which tracks world shipping movements, you can make out clusters of ships, mainly tankers, anchored far to the north near Kuwait, as well as off the coast near Dubai.
From Barron's • Mar. 2, 2026
I can’t make out what they’re saying, probably because Dad is muffling the phone.
From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila
