making out

Example Sentences

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Trying to parse their motivations is like making out the writing on a chalkboard that’s been erased.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 9, 2025

“Unless the cat is really shedding a ton of virus, and you’re kind of making out with the cat, I think it would be hard,” she said.

From Salon • Feb. 12, 2025

Keegan later apologized for her “choice language” but said she felt frustrated because “the interviewer was making out it was all my fault.”

From Washington Times • Sep. 4, 2023

"There was an aggression that bled through the editorial that was not as innocent as it was making out to be," he says.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2023

Now and then Rab would glance behind to see how Johnny was making out.

From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes