make sense
idiom
1
: to have a clear meaning : to be easy to understand
We read the recommendations and thought they made (perfect) sense.
The instructions don't make any sense (at all).
The instructions make no sense (at all).
You're not making much sense (to me).
2
: to be reasonable
It makes sense to leave early to avoid traffic.
It makes little/no sense to continue.
Why would he do such an awful thing? It makes no sense (to me).
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With those seven positions in mind, here are 50 prospects who would make sense for the Chargers in the first two rounds — both in terms of fit and who would actually be available.
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Daniel Popper, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025
Decades later, those archives are a window into a moment of epistemological uncertainty at the dawn of the environmental age, when nothing quite seemed to make sense anymore and concerned researchers were starting to piece it all together, one strange event at a time.
—Ben Naddaff-Hafrey, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Mar. 2025
Dozens of people would make sense as a Modern Era selection.
—Adam Tamburin, Axios, 25 Mar. 2025
But what doesn’t make sense is Teresa’s gradual unraveling during their honeymoon, considering their trip isn’t even immediately after their wedding.
—Tomris Laffly, Variety, 14 Mar. 2025
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Daniel Popper, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025
Decades later, those archives are a window into a moment of epistemological uncertainty at the dawn of the environmental age, when nothing quite seemed to make sense anymore and concerned researchers were starting to piece it all together, one strange event at a time.
—Ben Naddaff-Hafrey, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Mar. 2025
Dozens of people would make sense as a Modern Era selection.
—Adam Tamburin, Axios, 25 Mar. 2025
But what doesn’t make sense is Teresa’s gradual unraveling during their honeymoon, considering their trip isn’t even immediately after their wedding.
—Tomris Laffly, Variety, 14 Mar. 2025
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“Make sense.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/make%20sense. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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