How to Use make way in a Sentence

make way

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  • Some large homes have been demolished to make way for more modern large homes.
    — Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 7 July 2026
  • Hawthorne had demolished much of its grandstand to make way for a casino.
    — Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 25 July 2026
  • The bittersweet farewell makes way for more adventures and hardships, ups and downs, to come.
    — Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 9 July 2026
  • Di Popolo and Dunn agree that these items should be taken out to make way for fall and winter items.
    — Michelle Mastro, The Spruce, 26 June 2026
  • Shakira and the world’s cutest dancers Of course the halftime event made way for Shakira to take center stage— er, field.
    — Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 19 July 2026
  • Any evidence of favoritism or unfairness could make way for legal trouble.
    — Seth Turner, Forbes.com, 23 Feb. 2026
  • But later it was moved by Elijah Hand to make way for his embalming business, Hunter said.
    — Ryan Gillespie, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 July 2026
  • Pedestrians holler their support and cars make way for the annual Juneteenth parade.
    — Sarah Enelow-Snyder, Midwest Living, 19 July 2026
  • The Today chapter came to abrupt end with his firing in 2008 to make way for Justin Webb.
    — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 20 July 2026
  • Tennis was entering a rebuilding phase during which the legends of the past would make way for … someone, hopefully, at some point.
    — Josh Levin, The Atlantic, 9 July 2026
  • Then came the boom in streaming, which blurred the lines between theatrical and TV movies — and helped make way for the modern limited series.
    — David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 30 July 2026
  • Home prices in the nation are falling, making way for potential bargains—but only the wealthiest foreigners can afford to move there.
    — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 2 July 2026
  • Afterward, the 43-year-old building will make way for Scotia Place, which will serve as the Flames’ new home next season.
    — Julian McKenzie, New York Times, 16 July 2026
  • To make way for the massive incoming crowds, many streets, sidewalks and parks surrounding Grant Park will be shut down temporarily.
    — Hannah Hudnall, USA Today, 30 July 2026
  • Just months later, in October, the East Wing had been demolished without notice to make way for the new ballroom.
    — Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today, 30 June 2026
  • One dog park visitor watched dozens of trees crash down during a recent visit to make way for the prominent Kansas City brokerage firm.
    — Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 8 July 2026
  • Hope returned after injury and Joshua de Silva made way and Kemar Roach was ruled out due to a hamstring injury.
    — ABC News, 3 July 2026
  • But on this afternoon, basketball jerseys make way for USMNT shirts.
    — Amelie Claydon, New York Times, 2 July 2026
  • Local Color was rushed out of that space in 2019 to make way for a building redevelopment that still hasn’t happened, seven years later.
    — Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 7 July 2026
  • Asencio’s camp’s stance is that the player wants to win over Mourinho, but his departure is considered necessary to make way for another centre-back to arrive.
    — Mario Cortegana, New York Times, 24 June 2026
  • Bailey is shifting some operations to other parcels of land owned by the company to make way for the development, Appert previously said.
    — Talia McWright, Twin Cities, 21 July 2026
  • Two vacant structures would be torn down to make way for the 24,850-square-foot building anchored by john greene Realtor and john greene Commercial.
    — Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2026
  • The main character’s questionable decisions in Miranda July’s All Fours make way more sense when the author is telling the story.
    — Literary Hub, 23 July 2026
  • That proposal would have closed all roads in Penn Valley Park, including Broadway, to make way for gondola lifts that would connect various points in the city.
    — Dylan Lysen, Kansas City Star, 7 July 2026
  • Prior to that, the property was the longtime home of The Dairy Hut, which was demolished to make way for The Dairy Barn, Leighty said.
    — Linda Girardi, Chicago Tribune, 13 July 2026
  • Passan noted that acquiring Neto would mean a move for Turner, who could shift to second base with Bryson Stott making way or with a move to the outfield taking off some of the defensive pressure.
    — Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
  • Carol Di Popolo, a professional organizer at Bringing Tidy Home, says these things should be removed from the garage to make way for fall items such as fall yard tools to prepare your yard for fall.
    — Michelle Mastro, The Spruce, 26 June 2026
  • The nonprofit’s first home was demolished earlier this year to make way for the massive Interstate 35 and Santa Fe Street reconstruction project.
    — Taylor O'Connor 29, Kansas City Star, 29 July 2026
  • Advertisement The controversial and costly demolition of the White House East Wing to make way for a new ballroom has drawn criticism across party aisles.
    — Tiago Ventura, Time, 14 July 2026
  • Throughout the decades, a variety of businesses came and went before the lot was cleared in 2023 to make way for the construction of the Kimpton Mirador Pacific Grove.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Aug. 2026

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