make a go

Example Sentences

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Some of the first American companies to make a go of it may be smaller, more adventurous types.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

How do you intend to make a go of it?

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2024

And since entering back into society as a free man in 2022, he's been trying to make a go of it as a professional musician.

From Salon • Mar. 21, 2024

Lydia Polgreen, Gimlet’s former managing director, wrote on Threads, “If you can’t make a go of it with these incredible shows you are simply bad at podcasting.”

From Slate • Dec. 6, 2023

“We can buy more beads, and you can try to make a go of Rukku’s necklace business, like you’d wanted. After all, it’s thanks to you and her that we’ve still got any money left.”

From "The Bridge Home" by Padma Venkatraman