make up with

Example Sentences

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Tom and Shiv could re-unite, Roman could make up with Gerri and Kendall could maybe spend more than 15 minutes a month with his children.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2023

Dombrowski’s Phillies built a $228 million roster around high-priced sluggers, a team that was built with the expectation that it would make up with power what it conceded on defense and in the bullpen.

From Washington Post • Jun. 3, 2022

Unal Cevikoz, a retired ambassador, said countries such as Egypt and Israel, long at odds with Erdogan, were in no rush to make up with him.

From Reuters • Dec. 20, 2021

“While there is still time between now and then, Sinema has ground to make up with her constituents in the next three years.”

From Washington Times • Nov. 22, 2021

When Vincent had tried to make up with Van Rappard, he’d asked him if he knew about Delacroix, who painted “like a lion devouring his piece of flesh.”

From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman