- present tense form of make (3rd person singular).
makes
Example Sentences
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But if they are also the person who makes meetings less painful and teamwork less frustrating, they might have a better chance at nabbing that job.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 13, 2026
And the choice of CFO to step in for the chief executive’s role makes sense due in part to the operational expertise that most finance chiefs possess, as we noted in the Morning Ledger.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
"It makes us feel so special because we're looking at all these other venues, like America, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and then there's Armagh, Northern Ireland," she said.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
But what makes Barker’s saga different from any other rock doc is that Barker also survived a plane crash that left his best friends dead and his body covered with terrible burns.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
The setting sun hits her light-gray eyes and makes them sparkle.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
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