How to Use identify with in a Sentence

identify with

phrasal verb
  • The song sits in the grey that people of faith are afraid to live in, but identify with.
    Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 5 Mar. 2024
  • There are the women of a certain age who love the show and identify with her.
    Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 8 Aug. 2024
  • This is just about her music, and the fans that identify with her.
    Aj Willingham, CNN, 16 Sep. 2024
  • The same polling found those in this group identifying with the GOP or leaning that way fell from 50% to 37%.
    Ron Elving, NPR, 23 Mar. 2024
  • The Times found 40 staff members who are identified with their full names.
    Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2023
  • One of the things about Jacobs that Dupont most identifies with is the designer’s joie de vivre.
    Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 27 Nov. 2023
  • The lawsuit did not name the plaintiffs, who were identified with initials.
    Emilia David, The Verge, 20 Sep. 2023
  • In school, we are herded and directed as a group, identify with it, move with it.
    Lydia Davis, The New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2024
  • The event was open to any woman over age 65 who identifies with the adventurous spirit of the group.
    Liam Archacki, The Christian Science Monitor, 31 July 2023
  • For those who can identify with standing in line just to stop the world and get off, this is the movie for you, a death-defying and dizzying wild ride.
    Pete Hammond, Deadline, 15 Feb. 2025
  • To date, 64 human cases have been identified with the virus, and there is no known person-to-person spread.
    Tim Carman The Washington Post, arkansasonline.com, 27 Feb. 2025
  • Small defects are also able to be identified with this test.
    Alexandra Frost, Parents, 30 Oct. 2023
  • And Swift, ever-alert to the opprobrium of the herd, cannot help identifying with her.
    James Parker, The Atlantic, 25 Apr. 2024
  • The cashews were sold at Trader Joe's stores in 16 states, and can be identified with specific lot numbers and best by dates.
    Julia Landwehr, Health, 19 Mar. 2024
  • Rivera’s life is something the actress could identify with.
    Sigal Ratner-Arias, Billboard, 19 Nov. 2024
  • Some people care deeply about one or two causes or simply want to be identified with them.
    Bob Carlson, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
  • This is a story with characters that people all over the world can identify with.
    Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 15 Feb. 2024
  • Lacy said the test could help detect leukemia, a blood cancer that can’t be identified with imaging, for instance.
    Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 13 Feb. 2025
  • So the fact that the song would be identified with their brand, and that our characters would be aware of it, felt like a slightly cheeky, but not out of the question, presumption.
    Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Mar. 2024
  • To date, 15 case-patients have been identified with illness.
    Jalen Williams, Detroit Free Press, 21 Nov. 2024
  • Grounds said the Yuchi identify with the plight of the bison in part because they, too, were targeted for extinction and survived.
    Mike Ives, BostonGlobe.com, 4 July 2023
  • Even though most of the attention is on women, 16% of men have also been identified with pelvic floor issues.
    Dr. Jamin Brahmbhatt, CNN, 7 Aug. 2024
  • Players who became identified with Atalanta, such as Papu Gomez, have come and gone and yet the club has kept growing.
    James Horncastle, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Only one other boy in the world had been identified with Leo’s mutation.
    Jason Mast, STAT, 13 May 2024
  • The new category has brought mixed emotions to those who identify with MENA.
    Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 May 2024
  • And really, is there anyone over age 5 who can't identify with the urge to throttle Elmo?
    TIME, 2 Feb. 2024
  • And season 2 viewers who once identified with the plucky protagonist are starting to say the same.
    Isabel McMahon, Women's Health, 24 Aug. 2023
  • Your name is very special and is identified with wonderful things.
    Olivia Bellusci, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Rick identifies with the snakes, empathizes with their imprisonment.
    Erik Kain, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
  • So now this new sound will be forever identified with that particular track.
    Nate Sloan, Vulture, 11 Mar. 2025

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