make a game of
Example Sentences
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The Dodgers had one final chance to make a game of it in the bottom of the sixth when Teoscar Hernández singled to right and Lux singled to left, putting two on with no outs.
From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2024
For all this, it was a tame Newcastle performance that carried few signs of self-belief or conviction that they might be able to make a game of it once City established a stranglehold.
From BBC • Mar. 16, 2024
They were an incoherent mess in going 21-0 down and a bit of a sad case as they toiled horribly to make a game of it.
From BBC • May 19, 2023
As a half-dozen players tried to make a game of it, Scheffler took on the daunting Players Stadium Course as if he was playing alone.
From Washington Times • Mar. 12, 2023
My sister and I would make a game of guessing which agent we would get.
From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri
