How to Use polarize in a Sentence

polarize

verb
Definition of polarizenext
Synonyms for polarizenext
  • The war has polarized the nation.
  • The current debate polarizes along lines of class and race.
  • This year, stealth wealth emerged as one of the biggest—and most polarizing—trends.
    — Christian Allaire, Vogue, 12 Dec. 2023
  • In a Court, and a country, as polarized as this one, such exchanges can be helpful.
    — Amy Davidson Sorkin, The New Yorker, 26 June 2023
  • The actress was impressed by the polarizing main course.
    — Sabrina Weiss, Peoplemag, 4 Dec. 2023
  • The singer was spotted in the Hamptons yesterday wearing a polarizing style that’s ebbed in and out of style over the years.
    — Christian Allaire, Vogue, 2 Aug. 2023
  • Viewers' reactions to the film were polarizing, to say the least.
    — Debby Wolfinsohn, EW.com, 11 Apr. 2023
  • The polarizing debate surrounding the war in Gaza war was already primed to spark protests in Berlin.
    — Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Feb. 2024
  • The actions were part of a wave of fallout on campuses for students, who are deeply polarized over the fighting.
    — Anemona Hartocollis, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2023
  • Around the world, nations have become deeply polarized.
    — TIME, 18 Mar. 2024
  • What to Consider The lenses are not polarized and could be slightly more clear.
    — Anna Popp, Travel + Leisure, 3 May 2023
  • Memphis design was provocative and polarizing—and that was the point.
    — Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Aug. 2023
  • The film polarized viewers but many film critics called it a masterpiece.
    — Zack Sharf, Variety, 27 Mar. 2024
  • Instead, for half a century, the law has been one more thing that polarizes people's thinking.
    — Robert Kunzig, Scientific American, 17 Oct. 2023
  • But Shakira is now making a case for bringing the polarizing styling choice back into the mainstream.
    — Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 7 July 2023
  • People with access to the same information can have polarized views of Musk.
    — Grace Lordan, Fortune, 13 Sep. 2023
  • But in a moment when the American church is especially polarized at the top, the synod is also laying bare the divide in the pews, and the scale of the challenge facing the pope.
    — Ruth Graham Jamie Kelter Davis, New York Times, 24 Oct. 2023
  • As polarized as the nation’s legislative season was this year, the next one has the potential to be even more lopsided.
    — Mitch Smith, BostonGlobe.com, 4 June 2023
  • When the polarizing writer Matt Yglesias signed up, his replies were flooded with people trying to chase him off the platform.
    — Brian Merchant, Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2023
  • Although Nickelback has achieved mainstream success, the band has been a polarizing force in the music world.
    — Mary Colurso | McOlurso@al.com, al, 8 June 2023
  • On November 16, Rosalía pulled up to the red carpet in Seville, Spain, with a glam look that’s bound to polarize the beauty community.
    — Glamour, 17 Nov. 2023
  • While loafers seem to be her preferred pairs, a set of closed-toed sandals from The Row have also found a place in her rotation, a polarizing, dad-core choice that would be a fit on Adam Sandler.
    — Calin Van Paris, Vogue, 20 July 2023
  • Whether that transformation will be for the better is a topic of debate that has deeply polarized the neighborhood for four years.
    — Maliya Ellis, BostonGlobe.com, 5 July 2023
  • Vought was a polarizing figure long before the current debt limit fight.
    — John Wagner, Washington Post, 7 June 2023
  • Things that haven’t changed are Lexus’ lovely leather, great seats, unflappable fit and finish and somewhat polarizing style.
    — Kyle Hyatt, Robb Report, 10 Apr. 2024
  • Cincinnati is known for its uniquely spiced (yet polarizing) chili.
    — The Enquirer, 22 June 2023
  • The question, however, is will country fans, polarized by the culture wars, listen?
    — Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 29 Sep. 2023
  • Air travel is full of polarizing decisions, and that includes whether to print your boarding pass or use the mobile version.
    — Stefanie Waldek, Travel + Leisure, 12 Sep. 2023
  • The case fed an ongoing, polarizing discourse about the Second Amendment and self-defense laws.
    — Andrea Marks, Rolling Stone, 10 May 2023
  • Musk has become a polarizing figure, drained of all mystique.
    — Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 7 Mar. 2024

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