How to Use make it in a Sentence

make it

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  • Maybe a few of her commenters' tips will even make it into the official recipe.
    — Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 July 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
  • Others stall out for one reason or another and never make it.
    — Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 5 July 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
  • O’Reilly saw the near-post run, made it, but the ball came at him high as Masuaku tackled Madueke.
    — Liam Tharme, New York Times, 2 July 2026
  • The day marked a clear uptick in attendance, but those who made it to the fair Friday morning only had a short stay.
    — Mike Stunson, USA Today, 4 July 2026
  • Epstein said the stunt doubles as a virtual watch party for fans who couldn't make it to New York.
    — Bryan West, USA Today, 4 July 2026
  • Sadly, Styles is currently on tour and will not make it to MSG, sources said.
    — Marc Malkin, Variety, 2 July 2026
  • Rizzo made it all about himself, and that became a mess that dampened a patriotic party.
    — Chris Brennan, USA Today, 2 July 2026
  • But the moment did make it into the show as Cal and Liam both stripped down to their white tank tops to swing their axes in the sexy scene.
    — Sabienna Bowman, PEOPLE, 2 July 2026
  • The cut came at 3-under 141, and Jordan Spieth made it on the number.
    — ABC News, 3 July 2026
  • Lopez and Hernandez hit back-to-back homers off Mason Barnett in the sixth to make it 8-0.
    — Miami Herald, 6 July 2026
  • Lee followed with a single and, two pitches later, Bericoto added a 422-foot shot that made it 3-0.
    — ABC News, 2 July 2026
  • The history in Kaskaskia is as rich as the soil that attracted settlers in the first place and made it, for a time, Illinois’ most important place.
    — Andrew Carter, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026
  • Building one that matches a specific job description and makes it through applicant tracking systems is where many job seekers run into problems.
    — Stackcommerce Team, PC Magazine, 2 July 2026
  • Fujimori made it to the runoff after defeating 33 other candidates in April.
    — Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 3 July 2026
  • Ildemaro Vargas followed with a double off Koenig to score pinch runner Jorge Barrosa to make it 4-2.
    — ABC News, 5 July 2026
  • Often, children at greatest risk of climate impacts live in places where critical services are already weak or strained, making it that much harder on children and communities.
    — Maryanne Murray Buechner, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
  • Legislation with similar intents passed one legislative chamber in both Colorado and Oregon this year, but neither made it to law.
    — Geoff Mulvihill, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2026
  • Legislation with similar intents passed one legislative chamber in both Colorado and Oregon this year, but neither made it to law.
    — ABC News, 2 July 2026
  • An amendment to add a similar provision to the House version of the NDAA didn't make it into the final bill.
    — Dan Mangan,luke Fountain,kevin Breuninger,garrett Downs,ashley Capoot,justin Papp, CNBC, 2 July 2026
  • Fujimori and Sánchez made it to the June 7 runoff election after defeating 33 other candidates in an April vote.
    — ABC News, 3 July 2026
  • One stopped before making it to Kaskaskia, which the French named after the Indigenous people who first lived there, and one went farther, to New Orleans.
    — Andrew Carter, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026
  • Mulvihill acknowledges the expansion of the tournament has led to some refreshing Cinderellas, and nine of 10 teams from Africa making it through to the knockout rounds.
    — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 3 July 2026
  • But the bridges won’t make it to that date without continual — and costly — interventions, according to the highway district, especially if traffic intensifies.
    — Mark Dee july 3, Idaho Statesman, 3 July 2026
  • Spanish fans are putting a lot of hope on Yamal as the national team has failed to make it past the round of 16 since winning the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.
    — Ashley Mowreader, NBC news, 3 July 2026
  • Among other Asian nations that didn’t make it out of the group phase were Jordan and Uzbekistan, both first-time tournament qualifiers, which presumably vindicates FIFA’s decision to enlarge the tournament.
    — Simon Chadwick, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
  • Even if the Stars and Stripes get eliminated before equaling its best modern showing (a quarterfinal run in 2002), the exec believes Telemundo and Peacock viewers will embrace whoever makes it to the final few rounds.
    — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 3 July 2026
  • Over 1,100 competitors daring to make it to the top of the country’s largest seven-day table tennis tournament will compete through July 9 at the San Jose McEnery Convention Center.
    — Kyle Martin, Mercury News, 4 July 2026

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