make up for
Example Sentences
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Thiero, a 22-year-old who tries to make up for his lack of experience with pure motor and athleticism, had a team-high eight rebounds with four points in 13 minutes and 12 seconds.
From Los Angeles Times • May 10, 2026
Drug makers in turn raise sticker prices to make up for the discounts they are required to give hospitals.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026
One hope for small reactors is that economies of mass production could make up for what’s lost in scale.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026
That would be a start, but it doesn’t really make up for the wasted decade we’ll never get back.
From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026
“He didn’t,” she says, “so I tried to make up for it. To be perfect at everything else I did.”
From "The Skin I'm In" by Sharon G. Flake
