make happen
Example Sentences
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The actors are at their best in their scenes together, which the writers make happen even when it seems impossible.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
“We are helping the leaders of these firms make the things they cannot figure out how to make happen, happen,” Charles said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026
“A culture is not what a politician, or a CEO, or a pop star says it is. It is what we make happen in our homes.”
From Salon ● Oct. 26, 2025
Reshoring it would require "many tens of hundreds of billions of dollars in both private and public sector investment to make happen", according to Mr Bartlett.
From BBC ● Mar. 16, 2025
You always think I can make things happen that I can’t make happen.
From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti
