making out
Example Sentences
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Matt: Why are people making out that it's a binary choice?
From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026
“I’m tired of making up while you’ve been making out with someone else’s makeup,” she spits in her signature punk parlando.
From Salon • Feb. 19, 2026
Trying to parse their motivations is like making out the writing on a chalkboard that’s been erased.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 9, 2025
Keegan later apologized for her “choice language” but said she felt frustrated because “the interviewer was making out it was all my fault.”
From Washington Times • Sep. 4, 2023
“All right,” I agreed, “but I’m not making out with the Colonel.”
From "Looking for Alaska" by John Green
