Sentence examples for make for odd from inspiring English sources

CLEVELAND — Home renovations often make for odd combinations, with things that don't normally live together forced to do so for a while by the hammers and saws and dust.

The editorial results can make for odd bedfellows, as exemplified in the latest issue by a news feature about horseshoe crab fishermen alongside a Glamour-style spread on spa beauty products.

The receipts for the journeys make for odd reading: in one case, in Guadalajara, someone took a cab driven by "Jose Antonio" to an address just 790 metres away, and then 50 minutes later they hailed an Uber cab driven by "Gustavo" to take them back to where they started.

Still, the finer points of dragon-grooming make for odd flirtation: "They're beautiful, aren't they?" Daenerys asks.

This can make for odd bedfellows, as George W. Bush's relationship with Labour Prime Minister Tony Blair demonstrated, but two political systems built on the churn of competition have an easy time accepting the mess of each other's politics.

It certainly makes for odd bedside reading.

COAL is so popular that it makes for odd bedfellows.

From the start, the battle over low-power radio has made for odd bedfellows.

He has greeted old friends from his decades of living in the state, though it has sometimes made for odd spectacles.

Garden sponsorship makes for odd bedfellows: while some designers are bankrolled by investment funds, others are sponsored by charities with a serious message.

The ostensibly individual tables bisecting the dining room are essentially one way-too-long communal table, which makes for odd traffic patterns.