How to Use modernization in a Sentence

modernization

noun

• One sequence in the film tells the story of L.A. in the Roaring ’20s and the rush to modernization.
  — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 9 Nov. 2022
• The capsule is a modernization of vintage looks from the ‘70s and ‘90s.
  — Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 7 Nov. 2023
• Part of the modernization of tennis style has to do with how pieces like the preppy sweater are styled.
  — Kerry Pieri, Harper's BAZAAR, 28 July 2022
• There was no need, from my point of view anyway, for any sort of modernization.
  — Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 26 Oct. 2023
• There was no need, from my point of view anyway, for any sort of modernization.
  — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 2 Oct. 2024
• All the things that require modernization in any home, are.
  — Isiah Magsino, Town & Country, 25 July 2023
• The grant will help fund the modernization of the school’s science learning spaces.
  — baltimoresun.com, 11 Mar. 2022
• Some of those opposed to the plan called for a modernization, rather than an entire rebuild of the campus.
  — Emily Alvarenga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Jan. 2022
• Charles waited longer than any other heir to take the throne and in many ways embodies the modernization of the monarchy.
  — Danica Kirka, BostonGlobe.com, 20 Sep. 2022
• While male CEOs still run much of the industry, the sector in need of modernization seems to be turning to women for that task.
  — Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 1 Aug. 2023
• But with the modernization of home plumbing and heating, black widow bites are now rare.
  — Tim MacWelch, Outdoor Life, 3 May 2023
• The bourgeoisie wanted modernization, and Cologne would have to grow to stay a trading center.
  — John Ganz, Harper's Magazine, 22 May 2024
• The backdrop is a tiny town on the edge of the Gobi Desert, a place of uneasy modernization, but the dynamics at play are universal.
  — Matt Brennan, Los Angeles Times, 25 May 2024
• Putin’s decade-long military modernization drive looks less like a game-changer and more like a ruse.
  — Daniel Depetris, National Review, 23 Mar. 2022
• In the coming months, the council will decide whether to push ahead with an expensive modernization of the city’s Convention Center in the run-up to the Games.
  — David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 28 May 2024
• Its guns and launchers were too few in number—and hurting for modernization.
  — David Axe, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2023
• The rapid modernization of Japan in the late nineteenth century reversed these roles.
  — Ian Buruma, Harper’s Magazine , 18 Jan. 2022
• The Washoe County School District, meanwhile, is in the midst of a five- to 10-year facilities modernization plan.
  — Jackie Valley, The Christian Science Monitor, 15 Feb. 2023
• The sheriff last week sought and received approval from the Board of Supervisors to proceed with the modernization plan.
  — Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Nov. 2023
• This is paired with the modernization of IDB Invest, a separate financing arm of the bank that works with investors.
  — Mary Anastasia O’Grady, WSJ, 8 May 2022
• Critics say the tech modernization effort hasn’t gone as planned.
  — Suman Bhattacharyya, WSJ, 4 Mar. 2022
• The strain on the U.S. travel system would lead to more flight delays, longer screening lines and holdups in air travel modernization, according to the group.
  — Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 26 Sep. 2023
• Russia has the largest inventory of nuclear weapons in the world, but many are in need of modernization.
  — Michael R. Gordon, WSJ, 25 Mar. 2022
• The loudest opponents of this modernization plan have claimed the Marines will become less lethal, but Ukraine proves the opposite.
  — Mike Gallagher, WSJ, 30 May 2022
• Although the inn has undergone quite a bit of modernization and upkeep over the centuries, the main attractions have not changed.
  — Andrea Romano, Travel + Leisure, 19 May 2024
• Each team was to imagine a unique modernization of Santa’s sleigh — with coffee being the cake flavor.
  — Cheryl V. Jackson, The Indianapolis Star, 20 Dec. 2021
• As part of the modernization and reopening of Concourse B, the airport purchased more than 60 pieces from local artists.
  — Corinne S Kennedy, USA TODAY, 22 Mar. 2022
• Banks have two options throughout the rest of this decade: Core replacement or core modernization.
  — Ron Shevlin, Forbes, 17 July 2023
• Moriyama capturing changes in postwar Japan and the effects of modernization on the nation’s culture.
  — Karen K. Ho, ARTnews.com, 23 Oct. 2024
• In the big picture, campaign differences on nuclear policy are more matters of degree, Weiner says, leaving unasked the role the U.S. modernization played in buildups elsewhere or even the need for its costs in the public mind.
  — Daniel Vergano, Scientific American, 3 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 29 Nov 2024