How to Use make good in a Sentence

make good

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  • So far, the chain has made good on three of them, with more locations in the works.
    — Dina Kaur, AZCentral.com, 12 Aug. 2026
  • All of that - making good hires and then setting them up for success - takes time.
    — Meg Anderson, NPR, 23 July 2026
  • The new job is to build the thing that makes good decisions happen without you.
    — Daria Rudnik, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
  • Lowe can make good on his home run prop, and his +440 odds are alluring.
    — Josh Shepardson, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Some people in bad circumstances make good choices and some make wrong choices.
    — Brande Victorian, HollywoodReporter, 17 Aug. 2026
  • What follows is presumably the narrator’s effort to make good on his or her threat.
    — Becca Rothfeld, New Yorker, 16 Aug. 2026
  • The same money could be spent for teacher raises and making good public schools even better.
    — Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Give your strawberry patch a good start by planting them far away from these plants, and learn what plants make good companions.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 30 July 2026
  • And only around 20% of their energy and time can go towards making good films.
    — Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 29 June 2026
  • The Royals have made good business economics here — with more yet likely to come from the state.
    — Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Good teachers should make good money, and very good educators should receive very good salaries.
    — Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Roses Whether zinnias and roses make good companion plants depends on your point of view.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 16 Apr. 2026
  • But the president has done little to hide his frustration over his inability to make good on that pledge.
    — Toluse Olorunnipa, The Atlantic, 4 July 2026
  • European football’s failure to keep a lid on costs means that profits are rare and the only way to make good money is on the way out.
    — Matt Slater, New York Times, 24 July 2026
  • The expansion is the latest attempt to make good on a vision Jeff Bezos laid out more than a decade ago.
    — Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Williams has also not made good on its 2025 promise, which was hampered by its late start to winter testing.
    — Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 28 July 2026
  • Monroe wore her wedding suit more than once Monroe made good use of her wedding suit before ever walking down the aisle.
    — Nicole Briese, PEOPLE, 29 June 2026
  • The Sri Lanka bowlers kept up pressure throughout the day, making good use of short-pitch bowling to limit the scoring.
    — ABC News, 6 July 2026
  • Simpson executed the plays called, made good decisions and was accurate.
    — Ted Nguyen, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
  • In the face of all this, why not find a boy from your hometown who makes good money mowing lawns or building homes or doing some other AI-proof work?
    — Margaux MacColl, Vanity Fair, 11 Aug. 2026
  • All of the rentals below make good use of this accessibility, with many just a few minutes from the destination’s iconic surf.
    — Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 31 July 2026
  • Strong architecture reduces noise, prevents avoidable errors and makes good decisions more frequent, even when the world is messy.
    — Ahijah Ireland, Forbes.com, 24 Feb. 2026
  • And, given his high release point, deceptive delivery and deep repertoire, where batters can’t often make good contact.
    — Marc Topkin, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 Aug. 2026
  • But a lot of us are also making good use of the 15 hours of audio that come with Spotify Premium.
    — David Pierce, The Verge, 18 July 2026
  • As a result, investors may be a bit more understanding (and forgiving) of these high levels of capex, given there is more time to make good on the investments.
    — CNBC, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Boston hardcore upstart Haywire is already making good on its promise to bring its music to as many people as possible.
    — Spin Staff, SPIN, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Jurado said the temporary art park would make good use of land that has been fenced off and unused, but stressed that her office will ensure a transparent process for the long-term use of the lot.
    — Los Angeles Times, 13 July 2026
  • One of the hardest parts of leading a growing company is making sure your team understands the strategy well enough to make good decisions on their own and without you in the room.
    — Eric Giesecke, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
  • The government prohibits meth sales because society does not trust everyone to make good choices about such powerful, addictive drugs.
    — Jonathan Caulkins, The Conversation, 17 July 2026
  • Sotelo said two helicopters with the ability to drop water at night had been requested late in the afternoon then later canceled because crews were making good progress.
    — Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 July 2026

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