How to Use make it in a Sentence

make it

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  • Sometimes briny pickled okra and green beans make it onto the plate.
    — Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 16 July 2026
  • The line missing from that anthem of hope is that most of those would-be stars do not make it there.
    — Dateline Nbc, NBC news, 30 July 2026
  • No other second baseman in the Hall even made it to three in a row.
    — Jayson Stark, New York Times, 26 July 2026
  • This recipe guru said much of his what makes it onto the menu is trial and error.
    — Sarah Kyrcz, Hartford Courant, 25 July 2026
  • Maybe a few of her commenters' tips will even make it into the official recipe.
    — Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 July 2026
  • Enough ships made it out of Gulf to ease pressure on global oil markets.
    — Jason Ma, Fortune, 9 Aug. 2026
  • And maybe England’s national team did save all of its fans who made it to the match.
    — Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 19 July 2026
  • Eventually, some make it over the top, but, still, the gate remains closed.
    — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Cape Verde has made it to the knockout stage of the World Cup for the first time.
    — Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 2 July 2026
  • The video also showed some people who seemingly didn’t make it under the tent in time.
    — Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Yet the days afloat are long; making it through each one is usually the harder struggle.
    — Theodore R. Johnson, Washington Post, 16 Aug. 2026
  • And there are people that pray every day, and that are talented, that never make it.
    — Ivie Ani, VIBE.com, 30 July 2026
  • Enough ships made it out of the Gulf, easing pressure on global oil markets.
    — Jason Ma, Fortune, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Others stall out for one reason or another and never make it.
    — Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 5 July 2026
  • Liam Hendriks and Andrew Chafin didn’t even make it through the door.
    — Dan Hayes, New York Times, 16 July 2026
  • This is a drug claim, and a legitimate supplement can’t make it.
    — Jesse M. Pines, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Show your newbie scientist how to make it into a ball, drive play cars through it, and pour it through a colander.
    — Michelle Crouch, Parents, 14 Aug. 2026
  • And less than 9% of those who make it to the interview stage end up receiving an offer.
    — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 15 July 2026
  • But the bill made it out of the Assembly on a unanimous vote of approval.
    — Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Harry Styles was invited but is currently on tour and could not make it.
    — Jack Dunn, Variety, 4 July 2026
  • Ghana, on the other hand, scored just two goals in its group stage matches and has made it this far through defensive prowess.
    — Ben Church, CNN Money, 3 July 2026
  • There were just four technology names that made it and one consumer discretionary name.
    — Todd Gordon, CNBC, 29 July 2026
  • None of that made it into the discussion before Wilder lectured the girls about how to think.
    — Dan Zaksheske Outkick, FOXNews.com, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Amid the everyday threats to women in Afghanistan, few such stories make it out of the country.
    — Mark Sappenfield, Christian Science Monitor, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Suter made it through two scoreless innings, despite walking the bases loaded in the second.
    — Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Investors must judge what everyone else expects from the company that makes it.
    — Jim Osman, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2026
  • While at least three other families escaped the flames, Garchinsky did not make it out.
    — Joe Holden, CBS News, 31 July 2026
  • However, all 13 boats have yet to make it cleanly through a race weekend this season.
    — Andrew Rice, New York Times, 25 July 2026
  • Bab al Mandeb are to the global oil trade—and how little of it is making it out of the Gulf.
    — Jim Edwards, Fortune, 24 July 2026
  • Moviegoer Shane Short is just hoping to make it through the next 24 hours.
    — Saba Hamedy, NBC news, 17 July 2026

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