make out
Example Sentences
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"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
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
The shout was audible in the broadcast, although many viewers would have struggled to make out the word.
From BBC • Feb. 23, 2026
He could make out her shape; she was drifting away from him.
From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret
