make sense

Example Sentences

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“Caregiving where you are not the one experiencing the medical crisis — it’s harder to make sense of a real need to take leave,” Slopen said.

From MarketWatch • Jul. 7, 2026

The theory challenged conventional thinking and left even leading physicists struggling to make sense of its implications.

From Science Daily • Jul. 5, 2026

The medium offers us ways to understand the world when reality doesn’t always make sense, which, these days, is more often than not.

From Salon • Jul. 4, 2026

I’m not saying it’s all bad — it’s just hard to make sense of a lot of it for a lot of people, including the guy you’re talking to.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 2, 2026

Instead, I’ve spent days poring through Willa’s small book, trying to make sense of her entries and the odd papers tucked inside.

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin