How to Use make sense in a Sentence

make sense

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  • None of these reasons make sense The Celtics acquired George instead?
    — Mark Medina, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
  • Those worries make sense, and understanding how bird flu spreads and what to watch for is the best way to protect your flock and yourself.
    — Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 2 July 2026
  • Nervous laughs and unexpected insights emerge as young people use stories to make sense of themselves and the world around them.
    — Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026
  • Look closely at the subscriptions, rates, invoices and financial arrangements that no longer make sense.
    — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 3 July 2026
  • Immer and Lois work with land stewards to find projects that make sense for eager but often inexperienced volunteers.
    — Pedro Moura, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026
  • That would make sense; Laura frequently posted photos on Instagram from a location that looked way too nice to be a dorm room.
    — Danielle Parker, CBS News, 30 June 2026
  • On a professional level, a conversation may resurface or finally make sense.
    — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 1 July 2026
  • Opportunities for expansion are also promising, but only if the logistics make sense.
    — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 1 July 2026
  • But Tony Jones and Jay King, beat writers for the Sixers and Celtics respectively, try to make sense of it all.
    — Tony Jones, New York Times, 2 July 2026
  • The drop could be a sign that investors are still trying to make sense of SpaceX’s enormous new valuation, a stunning price to sales ratio of over 115.
    — Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 1 July 2026
  • While aggressively paying off debt can make sense under certain circumstances, walking away from retirement savings altogether can create long-term costs that outweigh the short-term benefits.
    — Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 1 July 2026
  • Nasdaq recently announced that SpaceX would be included in the Nasdaq-100 index on July 7, hinting at even more drama as investors struggle to make sense of Musk’s space-and-AI behemoth.
    — Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 1 July 2026
  • But like other American markets – including its Midwest bretheren Chicago and Minneapolis -- Detroit goverment leaders ultimately decided the potential costs of hosting the event didn’t make sense for city priorities.
    — Ian Nicholas Quillen, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026

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