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Example sentences for "made for"

  • A certain amount of allowance must be made for nerves.

  • There are many excuses to be made for him, Sara," replied Elisabeth gently.

  • Guided by the now familiar form of Goodenow Peak he made for this, the Hudson's lordly flood.

  • The young ones, left behind, lost sight of her, and, utterly bewildered by the noise, made for a tree conveniently near and scrambled up into the branches.

  • The day was cloudy, so he could not see the sun; but he knew it was late, and he made for camp.

  • Omnamante is made for Deceit, she has an Aspect as Innocent as the famed Lucrece, but a Mind as Wild as the more famed Cleopatra.

  • If we be made for honesty, either it is solely to be sought, or certainly to be estimated much more highly than all other things.

  • A verbal lease may be made for a short period, but if for a year or more, it must be in writing.

  • A deed may be made for land on which full payment has already been acknowledged, but if the grantor dies before the deed is delivered, then the deed has no legal value.

  • LXIX He made for Arles, where yet he hoped would ride The fleet which him to Africa might bear; Nor in the port nor offing ships espied, Nor Saracens save dead beheld he there.

  • Although excuse might be made for you at this time of the year.

  • If dear little Ruth has not behaved quite as we might have expected, great allowance should be made for a girl with so much money.

  • Prudent enough to avoid getting wet in the present state of his health, he made for an arbour he saw near by, on the steep side of the valley--one he had never before happened to notice.

  • In a few days he had put up a partition between the part which was floored and that which was open, and so made for him a little room, accessible from the shop by a ladder and a trapdoor.

  • And it was not long before the pig fell out from among the others, and not one of the others made away but only itself, and it made for a wood, and at the edge of the wood Brian gave a cast of his spear that went through its body.

  • Nine men that were outlaws went to her one time and asked for a spit to be made for themselves.

  • And it is likely the Dagda put up his cooking oven there, that Druimne, son of Luchair, made for him at Teamhair.

  • Whatever may have been the true nature of the affair, however, it had one good effect, it got us out of the Rembwe into the Gaboon, and although at the time this seemed a doubtful blessing, it made for progress.

  • She would take his picture of Miss Lambert with the allowance that was to be made for lovers' portraits, and hope, for his sake, that the young lady was all he described her to be.

  • At length they appointed a Jugur, who understanding I would give him nothing, and that I wished to go by Armenia, caused our letters to be made for conducting me to the soldan of Turkey, hoping he might there receive gifts.

  • Then when I have shown him all that I have done for him, I will show him how he is made for me; he will see in my tender affection the cause of all my care.

  • Their white skins were not meant to be hardened by blows and their faces were not made for bruises.

  • What is there so absurd in the thought that all things are made for me, when I alone can relate all things to myself?

  • The moment, made for confession as it was, passed.

  • I, who spik to you, am made for a courtier, a noble.

  • In any given industrial difficulty, there is and must be a vision for every man, a vision either borrowed for him or made for him by some one else, or a vision he has made for himself, that fits in just where he is.

  • New publics have had to be made for everything: for the first umbrellas, for the first telephones, the first typewriters.

  • A charge of sixpence each person is made for admission to the castle.

  • A charge of one shilling is made for admission to Warwick Castle, the gardens and state apartments being shown to visitors.

  • A charge of threepence is made for admission to the abbey.

  • For those who are not residents in the parish a charge of sixpence is made for admission.

  • Do you believe in beautiful country places, and in having a little piece of creation all to yourself, if you can get it, or if not what do you suppose all creation is made for?

  • There are a good many changes that might be made for people, without sending them beyond their own doors.

  • Mrs. Ledwith was not well, and there was a dress to be made for Helena.


  • The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "made for" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.


    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
    made against; made another; made bishop; made bread; made choice; made every; made goods; made happy; made his; made holy; made knight; made love; made manifest; made mustard; made over; made partakers; made preparations; made signs; made the; made the following report; made thee; made world; mighty lord; pray thee; single instant; speaking slowly