make out

Example Sentences

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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

She and Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar shouted epithets at the podium as Trump spoke that were hard to make out.

From Salon • Feb. 25, 2026

Or when you phone a company and the AI “assistant” that responds really can’t make out what you’re asking to route the call correctly.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 25, 2026

Faintly, so faintly I can barely make out the thought: Clara is right.

From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila