make
verb (used with object)
to bring into existence by shaping or changing material, combining parts, etc..
has made
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present perfectof make (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Since then, the number of annual encampment fires and the number of unhoused people have dropped considerably as the city has made dedicated efforts to remove encampments.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
Experts say the risk is growing because of human-fuelled climate change that has made droughts and other weather phenomena more extreme.
From Barron's ● Aug. 13, 2026
And the setting is not gritty city noir, but the kind of struggling small town that Russo, raised in working-class Gloversville, N.Y., has made his signature.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
Glave has made significant progress this season, breaking the 10-second barrier for the first time in legal conditions to win his first British title in June.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
“She has made a confession of sorts,” Aunt Kitty told me as she sat at the small desk later that night, her lamp casting a yellow glow to our dark room.
From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan
