How to Use make it in a Sentence
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Your fight is the reason this film finally made it to the big screen.
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Lexi Carson,
HollywoodReporter,
28 Aug. 2026
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Sometimes briny pickled okra and green beans make it onto the plate.
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Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
16 July 2026
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The line missing from that anthem of hope is that most of those would-be stars do not make it there.
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Dateline Nbc,
NBC news,
30 July 2026
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But survival of the art form is not the same thing as survival for the people who make it.
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David Woodard,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Aug. 2026
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No other second baseman in the Hall even made it to three in a row.
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Jayson Stark,
New York Times,
26 July 2026
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This is the second time that Langer has made it to the billionaires club.
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Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
20 Aug. 2026
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This recipe guru said much of his what makes it onto the menu is trial and error.
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Sarah Kyrcz,
Hartford Courant,
25 July 2026
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Maybe a few of her commenters' tips will even make it into the official recipe.
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Sophia Beams,
Better Homes & Gardens,
3 July 2026
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Enough ships made it out of Gulf to ease pressure on global oil markets.
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Jason Ma,
Fortune,
9 Aug. 2026
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Have the conversation now, and make it about care rather than money.
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Jon Sabes,
Fortune,
30 Aug. 2026
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People who settled here have a very bold spirit and a kind of grit that was required to make it.
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Christine Lennon,
Condé Nast Traveler,
30 Aug. 2026
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And maybe England’s national team did save all of its fans who made it to the match.
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Michael Butler,
Miami Herald,
19 July 2026
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Well, thanks to the principal’s quick thinking, all the students made it out alive.
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ABC News,
30 Aug. 2026
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Eventually, some make it over the top, but, still, the gate remains closed.
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Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
10 Aug. 2026
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Cape Verde has made it to the knockout stage of the World Cup for the first time.
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Michael Butler,
Miami Herald,
2 July 2026
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The video also showed some people who seemingly didn’t make it under the tent in time.
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Kimberlee Speakman,
PEOPLE,
14 Aug. 2026
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Yet the days afloat are long; making it through each one is usually the harder struggle.
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Theodore R. Johnson,
Washington Post,
16 Aug. 2026
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And there are people that pray every day, and that are talented, that never make it.
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Ivie Ani,
VIBE.com,
30 July 2026
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Enough ships made it out of the Gulf, easing pressure on global oil markets.
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Jason Ma,
Fortune,
14 Aug. 2026
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Others stall out for one reason or another and never make it.
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Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
5 July 2026
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Liam Hendriks and Andrew Chafin didn’t even make it through the door.
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Dan Hayes,
New York Times,
16 July 2026
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Axios says about 10 million barrels of oil a day are making it through.
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Jim Edwards,
Fortune,
20 Aug. 2026
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This is a drug claim, and a legitimate supplement can’t make it.
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Jesse M. Pines,
Forbes.com,
6 Aug. 2026
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So what might make it to Earth during Swift's speedy fall through the atmosphere?
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Leonard David,
Space.com,
27 Aug. 2026
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The hope is that this feature could make it to a $12M-$14M start.
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Anthony D'alessandro,
Deadline,
28 Aug. 2026
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Show your newbie scientist how to make it into a ball, drive play cars through it, and pour it through a colander.
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Michelle Crouch,
Parents,
14 Aug. 2026
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And less than 9% of those who make it to the interview stage end up receiving an offer.
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Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
15 July 2026
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But the bill made it out of the Assembly on a unanimous vote of approval.
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Andrew Graham,
Sacbee.com,
13 Aug. 2026
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Harry Styles was invited but is currently on tour and could not make it.
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Jack Dunn,
Variety,
4 July 2026
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The crude Tehran can load on tankers probably doesn't make it past the blockade, Smith added.
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Azhar Sukri,
CNBC,
29 Aug. 2026
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