Sentence examples for but made up from inspiring English sources

Payton all but made up his mind he was not going to swing.

Pilgrims lacked the locals' foresight, but made up for it in appetite.

Harvey lacked the sharpness of some of his past outings, but made up for it with perseverance and nerve.

Siphonic, the 1-10 favorite, stumbled to his knees at the start but made up the difference to claim second.

Voters under 30 were the only age group to support Democrats but made up just 11 percent of the electorate, typical for a midterm election.

My dad traveled a lot but made up for it in family trips we took yearly around the world and all over the country.

Nationwide, in the nineteen-thirties and forties, blacks constituted about ten per cent of the population but made up less than two per cent of Gallup's survey respondents.

Davis was on a fifth-place pace after 600 meters but made up more than two-tenths of a second on the final few hundred meters.

The Pistons missed two shots in the final 30 seconds of regulation but made up for it with an 8-2 run in overtime.

Some venues saw audiences drop by more than a fifth during the clash with the Games but made up some sales towards the end of the festival.

Austin came into the final round two shots behind Summerhays and Nicholas Thompson, but made up ground with a five-under 67 to finish at 20-under 268.