How to Use makeover in a Sentence

makeover

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  • The actress had a complete makeover to turn her into a glamorous star.
  • They gave their advertising a total makeover to improve their corporate image.
  • The health club and spa are also due for its own makeover.
    — Chadner Navarro, Travel + Leisure, 3 Feb. 2024
  • The makeover of the Rams secondary now includes a one-time All-Pro.
    — Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2024
  • Your home is ripe for a makeover, and these sweet, fruity shades are just the ticket.
    — Grace Haynes, Southern Living, 20 Mar. 2024
  • The La Brea Tar Pits’ makeover team is adding new members.
    — Steven Vargasstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2023
  • The couple enlisted the help of Haldon House to give the site a makeover.
    — Troy J. McMullen, Architectural Digest, 9 Oct. 2024
  • The 2024 Hyundai Santa Fe's shocking makeover was revealed to the world last month.
    — Eric Stafford, Car and Driver, 10 Aug. 2023
  • The Rangers have never had a one-year pitching makeover quite like this one.
    — Tim Cowlishaw, Dallas News, 28 Mar. 2023
  • In the show, A-listers surprise friends and mentors with a home makeover.
    — Sabrina Weiss, Peoplemag, 14 Nov. 2022
  • Add in a pleasing makeover and one of the best pairs of headphones just got better.
    — Robert Ross, Robb Report, 20 Mar. 2024
  • Ana bag got an XXL makeover for the brand’s spring 2023 collection.
    — Frances Solá-Santiago, refinery29.com, 2 Feb. 2023
  • Now Bridges has given the 128-year-old house its latest makeover.
    — Rachel Silva, ELLE Decor, 22 Feb. 2023
  • The playbook for selling a home needs a makeover, and often so do the houses.
    — Veronica Dagher, WSJ, 10 Oct. 2022
  • These are the clothes that led Princess Diana to call up Gianni and ask him for a makeover in 1994.
    — Rachel Tashjian, Harper's BAZAAR, 9 Mar. 2023
  • Lin has designs for the 700-square foot car that will be hauled to the Sierra foothills for a makeover this summer.
    — Kristin J. Bender, The Mercury News, 9 Apr. 2024
  • Officials have made clear that the details of the zoo makeover aren’t final.
    — Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2023
  • And for 2023, the Honda CR-V receives a total makeover.
    — cleveland, 29 Oct. 2022
  • Right in time for a new year’s makeover, the sisters have shared their top dental tips for healthy, pearly whites.
    — Felicity Carter, Forbes, 1 Jan. 2023
  • Completing the makeover is a set of 20-inch wheels wrapped in 38-inch all-terrain tires.
    — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 24 Sep. 2024
  • The next year the car received a slight makeover including a new grille and headlamps.
    — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 27 Dec. 2022
  • The film side of the aisle isn’t undergoing a major makeover.
    — Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Feb. 2023
  • The punky makeover received praise and damnation in equal measure.
    — Jordan Runtagh, Peoplemag, 2 June 2024
  • Fully lined in plush shearling, even the contoured footbeds get a warm, fluffy makeover.
    — Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 17 Aug. 2024
  • Leave it to Lady Gaga to give one of the most famous faces in the world a maniacal makeover.
    — Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 25 Sep. 2024
  • There’s no more deserving place to spend the amount of money that would be required for such a makeover.
    — Sharon Grigsby, Dallas News, 14 Apr. 2023
  • The route has gone through numerous makeovers over more than two centuries.
    — Luz Lazo, Washington Post, 31 July 2023
  • In recent months, The Seagate’s big makeover has also brought a reshuffling of staff.
    — Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 8 July 2024
  • Giving your home a luxurious makeover doesn’t have to drain your wallet.
    — Kaitlin Gates, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Oct. 2024
  • People gave fans a first glimpse of Clarkson's dramatic makeover, showcasing her decked out in the iconic character's ghoulish style, right down to the rotten teeth and dark, circled eyes.
    — Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
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make over

2 of 2 verb
  • Deals were made over lunch, on the golf course or over the phone.
    — Ophir Tanz, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2023
  • Wasn’t that album made over the course of just a few days?
    — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 27 Mar. 2023
  • Still, notable progress has been made over the last year.
    — Wyatte Grantham-Philips, Fortune, 8 May 2024
  • Small changes and tweaks were made over the years, with the biggest change announced in 2005.
    — Evan Williams, Ars Technica, 2 Jan. 2024
  • This is just one of the many smart investments Nas has made over the years.
    — Jasmine Browley, Essence, 10 Mar. 2024
  • Zhu and Wang made over $1.7 million through their fraud.
    — Stepheny Price, Fox News, 15 Aug. 2024
  • So many subgenres of hip-hop have been made over the last 50 years.
    — Ariana Marsh, Harper's BAZAAR, 3 Aug. 2023
  • Reservations can be made over the phone or through OpenTable.
    — The Indianapolis Star, 20 Mar. 2024
  • That view is also in line with claims business leaders have made over the past year.
    — Rocio Fabbro, Quartz, 25 Sep. 2024
  • Six movies have been made over the span of three decades, earning more than $6 billion worldwide.
    — Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Jan. 2024
  • Reservations can be made over the phone or on the restaurant's website.
    — The Indianapolis Star, 20 Mar. 2024
  • Numerous attempts have been made over the years to capture the rock star’s life on film, but none have come to fruition.
    — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 10 Sep. 2024
  • The first film made over $680 million at the global box office and has been streamed for over 1 billion hours on Disney+.
    — Lindsey Bahr, USA TODAY, 26 June 2024
  • The first film made over $680 million at the global box office and has been streamed for over 1 billion hours on Disney+.
    — Lindsey Bahr, USA TODAY, 23 Feb. 2024
  • Girard strands her alone, making over-the-top witchy gestures, for almost the whole of the Act III prelude.
    — Zachary Woolfe, New York Times, 27 Feb. 2023
  • The new allegations add to others that have been made over years.
    — Tim Arango, New York Times, 12 Mar. 2024
  • Of all the expensive signings made over the past two years, the most shrewd might be Cole Palmer from Manchester City.
    — Steve Douglas, USA TODAY, 22 Jan. 2024
  • The show’s goal is to inspire and motivate homeowners to make over their dwellings.
    — Hot Property Estates, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 July 2023
  • In Carver’s tropical paradise of a book, a trio of friends heads to the Maldives to make over their 40-something lives.
    — Lorraine Berry, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2024
  • The star of a home renovation show gets tasked to make over her hometown inn, but her partner on the project is an old flame.
    — Washington Post, 11 Dec. 2021
  • Great strides in the density and detail of vegetation have been made over the past ten years.
    — Lewis Gordon, Washington Post, 28 Mar. 2023
  • Her communion with Lou, on the other hand, is pure heat, with the promise of something more made over eggs the next morning.
    — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 21 Jan. 2024
  • The order was made over a month before early voting will start in Virginia on Sept. 20.
    — Asher Notheis, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 10 Sep. 2024
  • Repurchases under the program can be made over the next three years.
    — Lorraine Mirabella, Baltimore Sun, 16 May 2024
  • Sasha Colby adopted someone on set last year, and other queens who’ve been made over on the show have gone on to drag careers.
    — Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 1 Apr. 2024
  • The drink made over $250 million in retail sales in just over a year, Paul claimed in an interview in February.
    — Julia Malleck, Quartz, 13 July 2023
  • And the entity went on to make over $30 million of investments in the area and created thousands of jobs.
    — Fortune, 2 July 2020
  • That’s only 11 threes shy of his final tally of threes made over four seasons in Dallas.
    — Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 14 June 2024
  • The movie made over $1 billion at the global box office, which in part paved the way for this somewhat unlikely sequel.
    — Dan Heching, CNN, 4 Oct. 2024
  • The bakery now makes over 200 Harris-Walz cookies daily and sells out within hours.
    — Naheed Rajwani-Dharsi, Axios, 11 Oct. 2024

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