How to Use make a go of in a Sentence
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An influx of kids has moved to L.A. to make a go of it.
—Rachel Monroe, The Atlantic, 20 Nov. 2020
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The coming months already pose enough challenges to make a go of it, Roof said.
—Dahlia Ghabour, The Courier-Journal, 18 Nov. 2020
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East and West Pakistan tried to make a go of it with India in between, and look how that turned out.
—Steven Lewis, Star Tribune, 6 Nov. 2020
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Excited enough to make a go of staying up into the wee hours on a weeknight.
—Nicole Clausing, Sunset Magazine, 11 Aug. 2020
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The challenge to make a go of it in the new CW reality may be a monster too deadly to overcome.
—Scott D. Pierce, The Salt Lake Tribune, 9 Oct. 2022
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Le Prince tried and failed to make a go of an interior design business.
—Nat Segnit, Harper’s Magazine , 16 Mar. 2022
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Most of the women who have decided to make a go of selling on Poshmark understand that.
—Alden Wicker, Wired, 10 Dec. 2020
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Odds are, however, that many of them will make a go of it — at least if the new small business owner taps into available resources.
—Next Avenue, Forbes, 18 June 2021
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Halston is also who inspired Brandon Maxwell, as a boy growing up in small-town Texas, to make a go of it in fashion.
—Alison S. Cohn, Harper's BAZAAR, 5 Mar. 2021
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So would the eight remaining members then try to make a go of it by adding new schools, or will the Big 12 break up completely as the schools look to join other conferences?
—Eddie Timanus, USA TODAY, 26 July 2021
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And finally, Brandy's Naomi (aka Xplicit Lyrics) tried to make a go of it on her one, but the sacrifices have greatly outweighed any success.
—Marcus Jones, EW.com, 12 Sep. 2021
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Aguerd was scratched from Wednesday’s semifinal with France just before kickoff while Saiss tried to make a go of it but had to stop playing after 21 minutes.
—Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2022
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Canadian elk began summering in Kittson and Roseau Counties, then decided to make a go of it full-time south of the border.
—Tom Carpenter, Outdoor Life, 21 Oct. 2020
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The Angelika Plano reopened briefly last fall, but couldn’t make a go of it, says Adam Conway, events and marketing manager for the two theaters.
—Michael Granberry, Dallas News, 8 Apr. 2021
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Nitrogen, hydrogen and oxygen are necessary for humans to make a go of it.
—David W. Brown, WSJ, 18 Dec. 2020
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Families that had been by themselves for months on end, trying to make a go of little farms in the woods, convened once or twice a year at tent-meeting religious revivals, or camp meetings.
—The New Yorker, 4 Apr. 2022
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For the first hour of this game, the only story was Kansas’ implosion, its Self-immolation, its utter panic against a North Carolina team that was supposed to be too injured and out of gas to make a go of it here.
—Dan Wolken, USA TODAY, 5 Apr. 2022
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First in the late ’90s, when his stint as the managing editor of Filmmaker Magazine at the height of the indie-film boom inspired him to make a go of it himself, with a series of scripts that drew upon his upbringing in small-town Texas.
—Nate Jones, Vulture, 20 Jan. 2021
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Anyone - regardless of socio-economic background, gender, ethnicity or creed can start a business and make a go of it.
—Trevor Clawson, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2022
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So, to make a go of EVs in India, the manufacturer is counting on Alsym to deliver very inexpensive batteries.
—Hiawatha Bray, BostonGlobe.com, 2 Nov. 2022
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But since his release in 2016 has been trying to refashion his legacy to make a go of a legitimate music career under his own name, after years of exhibiting his art and sharing his music anonymously.
—Ej Dickson, Rolling Stone, 4 June 2021
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