make change
Example Sentences
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"This is the first hurdle but we bloody did it and I truly believe that together we are going to make change."
From BBC • Mar. 22, 2026
"John has given me the strength to keep going, and if I can make change for him, I've got to keep going."
From BBC • Feb. 26, 2026
Well, we really believe that people can be inspired to make change through the artists that come through the rooms.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 3, 2025
Both Breed and Thao emphasized in their efforts to retain office that crime levels had fallen in their cities in recent months, and asked for more time to make change.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 12, 2024
The uncomfortable silence from the car was holding, however, and Faith and I were having only the briefest exchanges, to discuss prices and sizes, to make change or to ask for “The cash box, please.”
From "Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet" by Joanne Proulx
