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make an entrance

VERB
enter
Synonyms
STRONGEST
arrive come in get in go in infiltrate introduce invade penetrate
STRONG
access crack crawl creep immigrate insert insinuate intrude pierce probe sneak wriggle
WEAK
barge in blow in break in breeze in burst in bust in butt in crowd in drive in drop in fall into gain entrée horn in ingress jump in make way move in pass into pile in pop in rush in set foot in work in worm in
Antonyms
STRONGEST
depart exit go leave
STRONG
leave alone withdraw
WEAK
abstain delete erase forget refrain stop
VERB
penetrate
Synonyms
STRONGEST
crack drill enter go through infiltrate invade pass through permeate pervade puncture seep
STRONG
access bayonet bore charge come diffuse drive encroach force gore impale insert insinuate introduce jab knife percolate perforate prick probe ream saturate spear stab suffuse thrust trespass
WEAK
barge in blow in break in breeze in bust in eat through filter in get in ingress make a hole pop in run into sink into stick into
Antonyms
STRONGEST
surrender yield
STRONG
retreat
WEAK
exit misconstrue misinterpret misunderstand take out withdraw

Example Sentences

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She may have been a retired model, but she never forgot how to make an entrance or work a room.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

Just as the Pacers were surging, threatening to get back into Sunday’s game against the Washington Wizards, center Kristaps Porzingis was there to slam the door shut — and make an entrance of his own.

From Washington Times • Mar. 6, 2022

Because the aunt knows how to make an entrance.

From Salon • Dec. 12, 2021

A lectern awaits Wong, but why not make an entrance worthy of Elvis?

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 1, 2020

The tree branches brushed against the windshield, and it grew steadily darker; Hill House likes to make an entrance, she thought; I wonder if the sun ever shines along here.

From "The Haunting of Hill House" by Shirley Jackson