How to Use polarize in a Sentence

polarize

verb
  • The war has polarized the nation.
  • The current debate polarizes along lines of class and race.
  • The church may be polarized and waning, and conscience may be passe in the Trump era.
    — The Sacramento Bee Editorial Board, sacbee, 29 May 2018
  • Wham! did polarize opinion from the word go, so we were used to that.
    — Kim Willis, USA TODAY, 24 Dec. 2024
  • This year, stealth wealth emerged as one of the biggest—and most polarizing—trends.
    — Christian Allaire, Vogue, 12 Dec. 2023
  • Starlight itself isn’t polarized, so the star looks the same in both versions.
    — Joshua Sokol, WIRED, 28 May 2018
  • The nation is more polarized than at any point since the Civil War.
    — Eric Cortellessa, TIME, 6 Nov. 2024
  • It's become even more polarizing in the lead-up to the 2024 election.
    — Allison Pecorin, ABC News, 31 July 2024
  • 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
  • Scooters, on the other hand, have been polarizing from the get-go.
    — Johana Bhuiyan, Recode, 30 Aug. 2018
  • The actress was impressed by the polarizing main course.
    — Sabrina Weiss, Peoplemag, 4 Dec. 2023
  • Trump and Vance will be strident and polarizing in their rhetoric.
    — Dave Anderson, Baltimore Sun, 22 July 2024
  • 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 Jets roll the dice on the talented, but polarizing, young passer.
    — Drew Davison, star-telegram, 8 Mar. 2018
  • Drummond's value seems to be polarizing not just among fans but around the NBA.
    — Marlowe Alter, Detroit Free Press, 22 Nov. 2019
  • And the easiest way to accomplished that is to polarize the electorate along class lines.
    — Eric Levitz, Daily Intelligencer, 27 June 2018
  • 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
  • Rivet examined the rise of the barrel jean and how the polarizing fit became a cool-girl must-have in 2024.
    — Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 27 Dec. 2024
  • Keep in mind that polarized glasses cut glare, but not UV damage.
    — Amanda Gardner, Health.com, 13 June 2018
  • Yes, but: The list (and others like it) has become polarizing.
    — Arika Herron, Axios, 24 Sep. 2024
  • For the polarizing defenseman, that has felt like three days at some times, and three years at others.
    — Eric Stephens, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
  • 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
  • We're too polarized now, with extreme and inflexible views on both sides of the aisle.
    — Steve Lopez, latimes.com, 14 Mar. 2018
  • But in the decade that followed his presidency, the right closed ranks, tearing down the big tent and working to polarize the electorate.
    — Nicole Hemmer, CNN, 9 Sep. 2022
  • Around the world, nations have become deeply polarized.
    — TIME, 18 Mar. 2024
  • Later in the meeting, some board members suggested Meier was working to polarize the board with the claim.
    — Beck Andrew Salgado, Journal Sentinel, 29 Sep. 2022
  • What to Consider The lenses are not polarized and could be slightly more clear.
    — Anna Popp, Travel + Leisure, 3 May 2023
  • Crafted by master artisans in Japan, these high-style shades are made of optical glass that is clarified through platinum and then polarized.
    — Air Mail, 5 Apr. 2025
  • Demand for Tesla's Cybertruck pickup that rolled out in late 2023 after several delays has also been cool, with its polarizing trapezoidal design and higher-than-promised price tag keeping buyers at bay.
    — Akash Sriram and Abhirup Roy, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2025

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