make the grade
Example Sentences
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Coltin Stidham wanted to be a pilot, but his eyesight didn’t make the grade.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 26, 2026
But the band’s early attempts to make the grade had fallen flat on its face.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 23, 2025
Anyone wanting to join the army has to pass a tough medical – people with heart problems, back problems, hearing or vision problems, among other things, will struggle to make the grade.
From BBC • Sep. 22, 2024
The class’s first video to make the grade showed scenes from campus edited together.
From New York Times • Apr. 4, 2023
On one occasion it could not make the grade on either the first or second attempt, sliding back down hill each time.
From Battery E in France 149th Field Artillery, Rainbow (42nd) Division by Kilner, Frederic R.