How to Use individualize in a Sentence

individualize

verb
  • Teachers should individualize their lessons to address differences in their students.
  • The author uses different styles to individualize the characters.
  • Now, the power of such tests to individualize treatment is clear.
    Marie McCullough, Philly.com, 5 June 2018
  • For me — and that critic’s caveat is more intense than usual, since all experiences are individualized here — the first half of the night did not work.
    Chris Jones, chicagotribune.com, 22 Sep. 2017
  • A lot of districts right now are trying to individualize learning in that way.
    Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2022
  • Force-feeding would get a teacher dragged into court in the U.S., the land of infant choice, free-form play and individualized everything.
    Lenora Chu, WSJ, 8 Sep. 2017
  • Rhode Island plans to spend $2 million to become the first state to make instruction in every one of its schools individualized.
    Maria Danilova, The Seattle Times, 28 Aug. 2017
  • If your kid isn’t too pleased with the idea of wearing something that wasn’t theirs to begin with, try individualizing the item with simple patches or fabric paint.
    Nina Wladkowski, Alaska Dispatch News, 4 Aug. 2017
  • All the Discover blogs got spiffy new banners to help individualize them, yet have a design theme to tie them together.
    Phil Plait, Discover Magazine, 10 Mar. 2011
  • Coaches can individualize action plans specific to the needs of each player, and it is then streamlined through the app, which allows athletes to train anywhere.
    Chris Bumbaca, USA TODAY, 5 Sep. 2020
  • Armold had been part of the Rangers’ decision to more individualize pitching plans for pitchers.
    Evan Grant, Dallas News, 24 Sep. 2021
  • Leveraging data to truly individualize the message is the present and the future.
    Lori Paikin, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2021
  • The film tries to make Mary Jo an equal participant in the story — more than just a victim or a mystery woman — and succeeds in individualizing her enough to underscore the horror of her death.
    A. O. Scott, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2018
  • This is a great time to individualize instruction and have students work at different paces.
    Kristina Rizga, The Atlantic, 6 Apr. 2020
  • Many of today’s Taiwanese American chefs are eager to individualize their yan su ji and dai ji pan while evoking nostalgia for the classics.
    New York Times, 28 June 2022
  • In that vein, each of the four new cabins offer tons of features that add comfort and allow passengers to individualize their flight experiences.
    Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Mar. 2023
  • For example, if a student gets a low score on a portion of a standardized test, the teacher might focus on that area of weakness to better meet the needs of that student through individualized or small group instruction.
    James D. Kirylo, The Conversation, 6 May 2020
  • The number of students in kindergarten may be greater than usual, but for educators, the practice is the same: individualize instruction.
    NBC News, 20 June 2021
  • Despite the simplicity of a tennis outfit, some of the all-star American female players have figured out a way to individualize their gear.
    Brooke Bobb, Vogue, 28 Aug. 2017
  • As the trial continues, Williams offers five tips to individualize care during the trial.
    Ashley Vaughan, CNN, 2 Apr. 2021
  • Spring packed away puppets and pillows, board games and puzzles, and spent her own money on plastic bins to individualize her students’ toys: blocks, Legos, paints, all the classroom objects designed to teach kindergartners how to be part of a group.
    Jenny Anderson, The Atlantic, 28 Aug. 2020
  • Interior trim and styling can be individualized with new exclusive fine woods with metal or high-gloss inlay.
    Emma Jayne Williams, chicagotribune.com, 3 Dec. 2019
  • As these dancers are notable and distinct performers, the decision to color code each, perhaps to further individualize them, proves needless.
    Robert Greskovic, WSJ, 17 June 2019
  • The valorization of people like Floyd, Gianna, and now Darnella with her Pulitzer prize as martyrs instead of victims of state violence acts only to individualize these tragedies.
    Hanna Phifer, refinery29.com, 15 June 2021
  • Learning enough to individualize care requires studying a massive number of participants: The healthy and not-so-healthy, young and old, rural and urban, blue-collar and white-collar – and people of all races and ethnicities.
    Lauran Neergaard, USA TODAY, 1 May 2018
  • Learning enough to individualize care requires studying a massive number of participants: The healthy and not-so-healthy, young and old, rural and urban, blue-collar and white-collar — and people of all races and ethnicities.
    Washington Post, 1 May 2018
  • By keeping his client base smaller than some other private trainers, Miller can better individualize his workout plans.
    Clark Karels, Indianapolis Star, 22 Mar. 2020
  • Individualize the experience: Little kids are just like the rest of us — everyone is different.
    Jordan Rodriguez, idahostatesman, 24 July 2017
  • One program in the Netherlands, called Tackling Teenage Training, individualizes sex education for young people with autism.
    Ann Griswold, Scientific American, 5 May 2017
  • But having Spotify’s algorithm shuffle in songs individualized for each user on playlists could be one way to keep the content fresh, as most playlists are updated by curators on a weekly basis.
    Dani Deahl, The Verge, 21 Sep. 2018

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