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

“I want people to imagine the dog in their home, on their couch,” she says, “so I’m always rolling around on the grass, making out with all of these dogs!”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 8, 2024

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

First he asked Mama if we were making out all right, and Mama said we were.

From "Old Yeller" by Fred Gipson