make worse

Example Sentences

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Healthcare visits are often routine, and for many patients, the biggest issue is simply lack of access that staffing shortages can make worse, researchers say.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 2026

People crave clarity, but my work shows that people can feel less confident and make worse decisions when given more information to guide their choices.

From Salon • Aug. 15, 2024

But China has its own internal troubles, including a major economic slowdown, difficulties that sanctions against Russia could make worse.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 16, 2022

“In these sorts of places, anything that climate change would make worse would become a really big additional problem really quickly.”

From New York Times • Dec. 1, 2021

Maybe R.C. was so miserable himself that he was always looking for somebody or something he could make worse off than he was.

From "Mississippi Trial, 1955" by Chris Crowe