How to Use make-or-break in a Sentence

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• This is something of a make-or-break season for him with the Rangers.
  — Evan Grant, Dallas News, 20 Apr. 2023
• But this year, the WWDC could be a make-or-break moment for the tech giant.
  — Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 10 June 2024
• This past season was a make-or-break year for the linebacker.
  — Sportsday Staff, Dallas News, 14 Mar. 2023
• This means your business will be in make-or-break mode from day one.
  — Harry Kabadaian, Forbes, 13 Nov. 2023
• This might be a make-or-break season for the N.C. State alum, as the guard spots are spoken for in the team’s long-term plans.
  — Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 17 July 2024
• The actor knew such a scene would be a make-or-break moment for his career.
  — Zack Sharf, Variety, 20 May 2024
• This 11-game stretch is make-or-break, and that one game might have cost them the playoff tiebreaker with the Giants.
  — Jason Williams, The Enquirer, 30 Aug. 2023
• Lighting can be the make-or-break detail of your balcony.
  — Aksha Mittapalli, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 July 2024
• The interview comes at a make-or-break moment for the inquiry.
  — Luke Broadwater, New York Times, 28 Feb. 2024
• And business — the tax money from malls — can be a make-or-break matter for the people in the city halls in the old downtowns.
  — Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 20 Jan. 2024
• And the make-or-break event would play out in front of his family, friends and former teammates.
  — Candace Buckner, Washington Post, 30 June 2024
• Read Next Heat reaches make-or-break week in push to avoid play-in tournament.
  — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 1 Apr. 2024
• Everyone around the Suns knows this is not exactly a make-or-break year.
  — Shane Young, Forbes, 7 May 2023
• Entering his make-or-break third season, Jones has a chance again.
  — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 25 July 2023
• But the last thing any leader wants to do is alienate those who hold the power of rescue in this make-or-break moment.
  — Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2024
• Marketing is one of the make-or-break challenges of starting a business.
  — Becky Center, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2024
• When the make-or-break meeting with Julio's mother finally took place later in the episode, things were awkward to say the least.
  — Erin Clack, Peoplemag, 25 July 2023
• Plus, there are three sprint weekends over the final seven races, where make-or-break points are available.
  — Rob Reed, Forbes, 17 Sep. 2024
• But Newsmax did not go quietly—because this is a make-or-break moment for the brand.
  — Brian Stelter, Fortune, 14 Mar. 2023
• The overwhelming sense inside party circles is that the presser was less a make-or-break moment and more of a sideshow.
  — Philip Elliott, TIME, 12 July 2024
• Exactly how well the Android software works with the Pixel Fold will be a make-or-break feature.
  — Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, 10 May 2023
• If Young is the make-or-break player of this game, defensive tackle Javon Hargrave is right behind him on the list.
  — Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 10 Feb. 2024
• Some have described 2024 as a global make-or-break year for democracy.
  — Steven P. Dinkin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Jan. 2024
• Whether or not a hotel room has an ironing board is a make-or-break criterion for her.
  — Teddy Minford, Travel + Leisure, 12 May 2024
• Today is a make-or-break day for Matter as Amazon rolls out a big update to its support for the new smart home standard.
  — Jennifer Pattison Tuohy, The Verge, 2 May 2023
• President Biden facing a make-or-break stretch for his 2024 campaign.
  — Washington Post Live, Washington Post, 12 July 2024
• Both meetings are likely to be make-or-break moments in Biden's battle to remain at the top of his party's ticket.
  — Ken Tran, USA TODAY, 9 July 2024
• The film’s first trailer, released last June, made waves for its Rihanna soundtrack and make-or-break chemistry between the three leads.
  — Zoe G Phillips, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Feb. 2024
• The ability to stake the decoy quickly and securely can make-or-break the decision to purchase.
  — M.d. Johnson, Field & Stream, 25 Apr. 2023
• Retailers fearing a November slowdown are expected to offer up deals long before most Americans vote in the middle of a make-or-break holiday shopping season.
  — Kelly Tyko, Axios, 7 Sep. 2024

Last Updated: 4 Nov 2024