make out

Example Sentences

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We can just make out stripy ears in the dappled shade inside the Scottish wildcat enclosure.

From BBC • May 29, 2026

"I can make out all the letters of the alphabet, even the smallest ones," he marvelled, pointing to his phone screen.

From Barron's • May 27, 2026

“And I think what people miss about that is these companies were so cheap relative to what you could make out of them that it didn’t make any difference what oil did,” he said.

From MarketWatch • May 20, 2026

Initially, it seemed like he might make out fine, even as he insisted on pleading guilty.

From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026

He peered more closely at the wall, and realized he could just about make out a shape on the other side: a dark, almost human shape.

From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley