How to use "make" in a sentence

Its words never help, they just make me feel bad

Then I tie carabiners to one end of the rope and make a kind of ball

I make a promise that I won't do it again

I take it off and use a carabiner to make it tight

I have to make this last as long as possible

As always, the light and warm air make me want to do something

I put on the tourniquet and make it tight

I make the rope even shorter, but when I step on it, nothing happens

I do everything I can to make it work

I make myself stay calm

"The sea, Professor, and music make me feel very peaceful."

When I woke up, I thought that they put something in our food to make us sleep.

We'll never make it."

Suddenly, the boiler began to shake and make noises - and then it blew up!

Bubba and I decided that we would get a shrimp boat when we got home again, and catch shrimps, and make a lot of money

'You can make a lot more money,' he told me.

To make a long story short - he did.

Then I said, 'If you make that move, you'll lose your queen.'

'You can make a lot of money from chess,' he said

They make a lot of films in Los Angeles

Now is the time to make real the promises of democracy.

Now is the time to make justice a reality for all of God's children.

And as we walk, we must make the pledge that we shall always march ahead.

Now, if they would make the effort in good temper, could they not with nearly equal unanimity frame and pass a law by means of which to keep good that unanimous oath?

If a minority in such case will secede rather than acquiesce, they make a precedent which in turn will divide and ruin them; for a minority of their own will secede from them whenever a majority refuses to be controlled by such minority

Is it possible, then, to make that intercourse more advantageous or more satisfactory after separation than before? Can aliens make treaties easier than friends can make laws? Can treaties be more faithfully enforced between aliens than laws can among friends? Suppose you go to war, you cannot fight always; and when, after much loss on both sides, and no gain on either, you cease fighting, the identical old questions as to terms of intercourse are again upon you.

While I make no recommendation of amendments, I fully recognize the rightful authority of the people over the whole subject, to be exercised in either of the modes prescribed in the instrument itself; and I should, under existing circumstances, favor rather than oppose a fair opportunity being afforded the people to act upon it

Both parties deprecated war; but one of them would make war rather than let the nation survive; and the other would accept war rather than let it perish

Finally, to those nations who would make them-selves our adversary, we offer not a pledge but a request: that both sides begin anew the quest for peace, before the dark powers of destruction unleashed by science engulf all humanity in planned or accidental self-destruction.

We know that witnesses often make small errors in time, so the man Mrs Darrell saw was very probably the murderer, and he attacked Annie at approximately 5.30 a.m

Did he make a false statement and give a false description? Did he have something to hide?

If you like, I can make arrangements now to get a lock put on the door

The bishop walked up to him and said in a low voice, 'Don't forget that you've promised to use the money to make yourself an honest man.'

'Children make friends very easily, don't they?' Mme Thenardier smiled

Now I've become a bad woman, but what choice did I have? I'll never get my daughter back if I don't make money.'

I'll make you happy again

She's going to make us a fortune

I'll bring some friends round, and we'll make sure he gives us a lot more money.'

'Do you remember the little inn in Montfermeil eight years ago? You took away our Cosette, do you remember? Wearing that old yellow coat, pretending you were a tramp! Well, now you're going to learn that you can't make things right by just bringing a few hospital blankets! You're the cause of all my troubles

Marius still said nothing, and after a moments pause she said, 'You don't seem very glad to see me, but I could make you look happy if I wanted to!'

She bit her lip and hesitated, as if trying to make up her mind about something

Cosette felt suddenly faint, but she did not move or make a sound.

The day of his funeral was arranged for 5 June, and thousands of people saw this as a chance to make a public protest against the king and his government.

Jean Valjean went back into the house and tried to make sense of the words that danced before his eyes: I shall die..

'I'll make a bargain with you,' the man said.

Marius, meanwhile, tried to make sense of what had happened to him

I knew you were angry with me, and I thought, "What can I do to make him love me?" Then I thought, "I can give him Cosette." I wanted to invite her to see you, but the doctor warned me that you would probably get too excited

Valjean realized what was happening; Marius was telling the servants not to make him welcome any more

Tall, arrogant, dressed in his expensive suit and with a watch that costs more than most people make in a year.

"And you now have a decision to make because we have no time

All he has to do is make her hold it for a second

Let me make you that tea

Delicious smells that make the stomach rumble

The smells and sounds make a horrible mixture.

Maybe he should look inside, he thinks, just to make sure.

But only sometimes, because the defendant and the rest of her family, the Lee family, are wild, and he does not want to make her, or them, angry

The judge leaves, the jury returns to its room to make a verdict, and the Lee family exit to wait in the lobby.

He has at least ten minutes; no jury can make a decision in less than ten minutes.

Maybe there is something we can do to make you forget this? Maybe you can take me for a drink." Then she smiles and takes his hand

You pull the covers down to your chest and make yourself comfortable again

So he tries to make himself comfortable on the small chair

He looks at his hand again and tries to make a fist, but it hurts.

I do the talking, you make the notes

But there is something that does not make sense

Then slowly you win respect, and slowly you make a name for yourself.

"Idiot! I always take the aces out of the pack and make sure that I get the kings," he says, and he goes back into his casino to play another game

"Don't make me guess!"

They're saying that the study programs in the pod will make you much more employable when you come out."

It had taken years for Gran to make her garden because it was so difficult to find soil or plants, but she had made some soil with rotten vegetables and fruit, and slowly found bits and pieces here and there

There are tiny hairs inside that make you want to scratch

they kind of make me think

Cham's parents had furnished it nicely, and there were plenty of lights to make it bright

She decided that they needed to talk about something different, because she'd come here to make things better, not worse.

You'll make a good decision, I know you will."

They'd never had to make a big decision like this before, and she wished with all her heart that he wasn't making her choose

It wasn't really fair to give you such a tough decision to make, but I knew you'd be strong enough."

That was all they had to make this separation less painful.

"But it doesn't make sense to me

"Not enough fruit to make more

It wasn't like Gran to make her feel uncomfortable.

She took a deep breath and began to make her way down the stairway.

It would make everything much, much easier, wouldn't it?"

She wasn't even sure if his family would give them time alone together - but she'd have to make sure it happened

They make you realize how lucky we are

"I'll make sure of it."

They'll make us tell them everything we know." It was a horrible thought

"Let me make you some tea."

I wish I was wearing a lot of make-up and had expensive clothes.'

Someone to make him laugh perhaps.

And I was going to make Maxim happy.

You go and make friends with Mrs Danvers

I do want to make Mr de Winter happy

I shan't want to make any changes.'

Each chair, each rug, each small ornament had been put there to make the room perfect.

'She may try to make things unpleasant for you,' Beatrice went on

Had Beatrice said something to make him angry? I could not remember.

She was a kind woman and tried hard to make me talk

It will make such a difference to his life

'Many of them would make beautiful costumes

I remember that Frank tried to make me drink a little champagne

'They will make sure that the body in the cabin is Rebecca

They might make trouble.'

But I can still make life unpleasant for you

'In what way can you make things dangerous?'

She didn't make those holes in the boat

There may be some talk, but I'll make sure that people hear about Dr Baker.'

They wouldn't make love

For a week or two, she had continued to make progress toward acceptance

She was proud, unable to bear the thought of appearing to be hysterical to a couple of macho cops who would grin at her and, later over doughnuts and coffee, make jokes about her

You earned every penny you're gonna make out of this baby, just like I knew you would

She had at least enough time to make a start, box up the boy's clothes, if nothing else.

She would make time.

No reason to be in a hurry to make up for lost pleasures

I just have to check on the show once every couple of weeks to make sure the tone of it isn't drifting away from my original intention."

He says I'd just make the performers nervous and cause the technicians to look over their shoulders for the boss when they should have their eyes on their work."

"I make you feel awkward?"

"You make me feel young

As she listed her blessings, Tina was astonished at how much difference one year could make in a life

She edged around the pit, determined to make the hateful bastard stop what he was doing, but he took a step away from her for every step that she took toward him, and he always stayed directly across the hole from her

Every player at the table groaned, and they all had comments to make about the unlikely possibility that they might win anything from this dealer.

She said, "I didn't make up that story about someone breaking into the house just so you could play the strong, reliable man to my weak, frightened female

I'm going to produce shows that'll make Magyck! Look amateurish by comparison

That was scary because it didn't make sense

The view of the legendary boulevard was wasted on Tina; she didn't often make use of it

A lot of our regular junketeers and high rollers couldn't make it to the VIP opening of Magyck! I'd like you to get their names from the computer, plus a list of the wedding anniversaries of those who're married."

We'll make it very romantic

"The casino bosses will like it too, 'cause a lot of our high rollers will probably make an extra trip this year

It could tell her each man's preferred brand of liquor, each wife's favorite flower and perfume, the make of car they drove, the names and ages of their children, the nature of any illnesses or other medical conditions they might have, their favorite foods, their favorite colors, their tastes in music, their political affiliations, and scores of other facts both important and trivial

How could he make the room colder without using the air conditioner? Whoever he was, he could override her computer from another terminal in the building; she could accept that

But how could he possibly make the air grow so cold so fast?

"But I don't see how he could make the terminal switch itself on."

"Tina, you know this theory doesn't make sense

Right? Who knows what might make a person like that reveal himself? If he finds out there's going to be an exhumation, maybe he'll react strongly, give himself away

interesting than you make it out to be."

"Everything I make."

"Obviously, you don't make humble pie."

As he showed her through the house, he was eager to hear her reaction to it, and she didn't make him wait long.

"I'll make you eat crow."

This was perfect weather for flying, one of those crystalline days when being above the earth would make him feel clean and free.

There were too many attorneys and not enough civilians to make the bash interesting

While he was still under the influence of the drug, they might be able to make him write a suicide note and sign it in a legible, identifiable script

She didn't know what to make of the damned thing.

She had paged through only two of the magazines Danny had bought, the first two, when she had been trying to make up her mind whether such unusual reading material could have any harmful effects on him

"He wanted to check my furnace, make sure there wasn't any gas escaping."

"The longer we stand here, the better targets we make."

When Elliot rounded the corner two blocks later, he braked from sixty miles an hour to make the turn

Just to hold the boat until we could see it and make up our minds."

Plans to make."

"I can't make it out."

But before we go in, let's check out that list of questions they were going to make you answer."

He knew exactly what she meant, but he didn't want to think about it, because there was no way he could make sense of it

"I thought we might make some quick allies out of those other parents

He smiled and asked Elliot if their dinner had been satisfactory, and Elliot said it had been fine, and the old man began to make change with slow, arthritic fingers.

She wanted to scream, but she couldn't make a sound.

And predicting that a runaway dog will be killed in traffic - that's just a reasonable assumption to make under the circumstances

"But if he can send dreams to you," Elliot said, "why wouldn't he simply transmit a neat, clear message telling you what's happened to him and where he is? Wouldn't that get him the help he wants a lot faster? Why would he be so unclear and indirect? He should send a concise mental message, psychic E-mail from the Twilight Zone, make it a lot easier for you to understand."

Eventually Harry realized that the extreme left and the extreme right shared the same two basic goals: They wanted to make society more orderly than it naturally was, and they wanted to centralize control of the population in a strong government

"I'll make those decisions," Alexander said icily.

We're not going to make the same mistake they did and wind up back in their hands."

Crouching low, trying to make as small a target of himself as possible, Elliot ran to where he had seen the snow move

The best decision we can make is to make no decisions at all

A young sailor apparently had a run going at one of the craps tables, and a crowd of excited gamblers urged him to roll an eight and make his point.

"But does that make it any more acceptable?"

"Danny's going to make it safe for us," she said confidently

"I'm just going to completely relax, make myself open and receptive

Then maybe I'll be relaxed enough to make this automatic writing work."

"Sooner or later they'll make a mistake

"But that doesn't make sense."

"It doesn't make any sense," Zachariah said

"They make it sound like someone's hunting lodge," Tina said.

The fact that they had gotten this far unhurt didn't make Elliot feel any better about what lay ahead of them

He'd make a mistake

Or a grinning guard waiting to make an easy arrest?

"Let's make this as easy as we can."

"Put the gun aside, sit down, and don't make any trouble."

"We'll make it," Alexander said grimly.

What I'm going to do is make an indirect approach to the plateau, moving with the wind instead of across it

The chopper hugged the valley floor, streaking northward, ten feet above an ice-blocked river, still forced to make its way through a snowfall that nearly blinded them, but sheltered from the worst of the storm's turbulence by the walls of mammoth evergreens that flanked the river

She's going to tell me who helped her get into the labs even if I have to break her fingers one at a time to make her open up."

Which doesn't make sense

I'm going to make them believe he was the one who cooperated with you

If I can make them think that Zachariah was the one who spilled the secrets to you, if I can protect my position here, maybe I'll be promoted and have more influence." He smiled

No one threatened my life; neither of these women had an unkempt beard (or a kempt one for that matter); neither of them presented us with a body-odor problem; and neither of them indulged in furious political rants that sprayed spittle on those of us who just wanted to make a TV movie.

At first, I thought the writers had put lampposts on this road, which would make no sense, as it is a secret route through restricted government property

After reviewing the chaos that he had inherited, the new head of network decided that even though Darkfall was an exciting script, he didn't want to make a movie "about little creatures living in the walls." He decided that we would film the other script I had done; for which I received primary credit but not sole credit because of Writers Guild rules virtually guaranteeing the first writer some kind of credit as long as that writer's drafts had been composed in one of the languages spoken on Earth.

'And why didn't you come to me immediately? Your enemies have had almost two days to make a plan

I can make no promises until I know everything.'

'It's possible because the atoms that make up objects are not close together like the bricks of a wall

'Andre, we'll make a thorough search tomorrow,' I said

If you don't wish to be seen, I'll make you a mask until you get well again

I had no doubt that Andre would kill himself unless I could make him change his mind

Nothing can ever make me forget that dreadful white hairy head with its two pointed ears

The excitement rose, then Miss Marple said, 'Bad girl! If you make things up, people often believe them, and sometimes that leads to problems.'

Her hair was red gold and her make-up was perfect

'They do make an awful noise,' said Griselda

'While you make the necessary arrangements.'

'You came down here to make a complaint.'

Someone's trying to make him look guilty.'

She knew we'd connect it with the first one, so she paid some village boy to make the call for her

'Colonel Protheroe had arranged for a man to come down from London on Monday - tomorrow - to make a full valuation

He did this to make it seem that someone was trying to make Mrs Protheroe look guilty

And they thought that this would make her stop

Lawrence Redding was not an innocent man, and so the news that Mrs Sadler had seen him change Mr Hawes' pills did indeed make him do 'something stupid'.

I now believe that this was a fire built to make an enormous gun in a very deep pit

To make myself feel better I took a cold bath in the afternoon.

Nobody saw me kill him, but I have described it here and the reader can make a judgement.

But it will make things easier around here

'The Martians will probably make pets of some of them; train them to do tricks - who knows? And some, maybe, they will train to hunt us.'

Yes - wait a bit, and I'll make it clearer what I think ought to be done

We must make great safe places deep underground, and get all the books we can; not novels and poetry, but ideas, science books

Don't stay here and make yourself unhappy

Even if that is true, for many years we will continue to watch Mars carefully, and all falling stars will make us afraid.

The hard work on the boat will make us hungry, so we'll enjoy our food

We didn't take wine or beer, because they both make you sleep.

Now that George was on the boat, we decided to make him work

We wanted some hot water to make tea

This was the only way to make the water boil on a boat

This was perfect to make us forget the mustard

Let's make an Irish stew

'I'll get the wood and make a fire,' George said

To make us feel happier, George sang to us

Or I could make a date for you - with Joe!'

'Well, if I had the chance to behave the same way,' said Connie, 'I wouldn't make use of it.'

There is one thing he must make her understand, though.

I wanted to make the best marriage settlement I could in order to protect her interests, if Laura Fairlie dies, I wrote, 'the twenty thousand pounds will be left according to her will.' That evening, I sent the settlement to Sir Percival's lawyer.

Please agree to whatever changes he wants to make in the marriage settlement.

'I'll make any sacrifice, so long as it's honest

Laura continued walking, but I whispered to her, 'Stop! Don't make an enemy of the Count!' We stopped and waited.

The only way to make her go to Cumberland was to tell her that her sister had already gone

It is also for men who want to make a more equal society.

The Curies' work helped to make X-rays, which are very important in medicine today

They helped to make a big change in their country.

They still need to make progress

Their swords move quickly and make a lot of noise

"Come with me and we can fight together! We can make California a better place to live," says Zorro.

Zorro enters and says, "Don't move and don't make a noise