make higher

Example Sentences

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These borrowers can afford to make higher down payments, and might be less likely to miss payments over time.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026

Osborne and Ribeiro-Addy were among several Labour MPs who said they backed scrapping tuition fees altogether to boost social mobility and make higher education more accessible.

From BBC • Feb. 25, 2026

"Often, the people who are living with the most scarce resources have to make higher quality decisions, but they're in a worse position to do so," Scowcroft said.

From Salon • Feb. 1, 2025

In a standard repayment plan, by contrast, borrowers make higher monthly payments but erase their debt in 10 years.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 22, 2023

Kohl pencil marks map the changes I'll make: higher cheekbones like her mother's, a button nose like her father's, and deep sloping eyes.

From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton