make out
Example Sentences
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We can just make out stripy ears in the dappled shade inside the Scottish wildcat enclosure.
From BBC • May 29, 2026
"I can make out all the letters of the alphabet, even the smallest ones," he marvelled, pointing to his phone screen.
From Barron's • May 27, 2026
“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
Initially, it seemed like he might make out fine, even as he insisted on pleading guilty.
From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026
He could clearly make out words now—a woman was speaking to someone, her voice resonating with power, much like Merriweather’s had.
From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley
