making out

Example Sentences

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“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

He saw videos of her performance, though, including the much-discussed moment when she sang about making out with Wallen before advising anyone listening against “ATVing with him when you’re out west.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 22, 2026

"As chipper as he's making out he is, I know that he is affected by it," she said.

From BBC • Oct. 14, 2023

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

I smile at the thought and then become worried when I glance down at the book on my lap and have trouble making out the printed words.

From "Lucky Broken Girl" by Ruth Behar