make good
Example Sentences
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Luckily for Bottoms, he’s third in the polls right now, so it’s unlikely he’ll have to make good on this promise.
From Salon • Jun. 8, 2026
"If we're able to make good on what we've been taught and what we've gone through and it makes us a better side, whilst it still hurts, it will make us a better side."
From BBC • May 29, 2026
He also said that people who read financial columnists or listen to financial podcasts “don’t make good clients.”
From MarketWatch • May 27, 2026
“I make good money. But like I said, don’t think about what I’m really going to do in the future. Just day by day.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026
“It is one thing to write such a binder, though, and another to make good on it.”
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
