make up
Example Sentences
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Figures show that women hold approximately 11% of engineering roles in Northern Ireland and make up about 23% of its manufacturing workforce.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
Protocols’ recommendations, often presented as “simple,” collectively make up a firehose that’s impossible to drink from.
From Slate ● Sep. 18, 2026
Columna is a nod to Angelenos who make up the backbone of the city.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026
Another agent couldn’t find the data to create a financial model, so it instructed itself to make up the data and “be transparent only if asked.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
The Germans no longer had the manpower to make up for their losses, while more and more Allied divisions were moving up to the frontlines.
From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman
