make out
Example Sentences
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"I heard this noise. I couldn't quite make out what it was, and then I worked out it was the crowd outside the abbey, who'd been listening on the speakers," he says.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
For several minutes afterward, the images are so disorienting that we can’t even make out where anyone in the car is sitting.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026
“Yeah. It’s the creativity. I really enjoy seeing what they make out of the funky basket items they get. It reminds me of my art-school days. And Ted is so much fun!”
From Salon ● Jun. 15, 2026
The hour and minute hands glowed in the dark, so the owner could make out the time when returning to her suite at the Paris Ritz after the ball.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026
There’s a big red smear near the bottom right corner but through the ink I make out one street name near the red smudge: High Street.
From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas
