How to Use motorized in a Sentence

motorized

adjective
  • Now might be the time to add one of Bandit9’s motorized works of art to your collection.
    Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 7 Mar. 2023
  • Plus, the story of motorized, robotic trash cans rolling around the streets of NYC.
    CNN, 17 Apr. 2023
  • Do not immerse the motorized end of this type of blender in water.
    Becky Krystal, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
  • That battery is whisked away on a motorized track, and a fresh one is installed.
    IEEE Spectrum, 13 May 2021
  • The motorized helmet is part of the weight that gets added to it, there’s a battery element.
    Bob Strauss, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2024
  • In 1966, Ruscha photographed both sides of the Strip by securing a motorized camera to the bed of a pickup truck.
    Lucy McKeon, New York Times, 3 June 2024
  • The general rule is that any BLM trail open for motorized usage is also open to e-bikes.
    Lisa M. Krieger, The Mercury News (san Jose, Anchorage Daily News, 3 Mar. 2023
  • More than half need to use a walker or cane, and about 20 percent use a wheelchair or motorized scooter.
    Aaron Pressman, BostonGlobe.com, 30 Apr. 2023
  • Until a few years ago, motorized curtains were deployed to cover the unused screen space on the sides (for Flat) or top and bottom (for Scope).
    Lane Brown, Vulture, 2 Mar. 2023
  • The same holds true for motorized vehicle users, like dirt bikers.
    Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 5 Oct. 2023
  • The motorized front console, meanwhile, comes equipped with a coffee bar and fridge for your favorite bubbly.
    Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 7 Oct. 2021
  • The photo includes Renner leaning against a pole with assistance from a cane, as well as a motorized scooter off to the side.
    Charna Flam, Variety, 8 Apr. 2023
  • The victim was walking home at around 5 a.m. Sunday, when the suspect approached her on a motorized scooter.
    Andrea Vacchiano, Fox News, 5 May 2023
  • According to the couple, the two girls sped toward them on a motorized Lime scooter near the corner of 18th and Dolores streets, clipping them as the scooter passed.
    Nora Mishanec, San Francisco Chronicle, 28 Feb. 2023
  • After arriving at the residence, troopers found a motorized chair in the garage as well as the missing person’s coat, purse and cell phone.
    David Chiu, Peoplemag, 5 July 2024
  • The Handy, a motorized device that moves up and down to mimic masturbation for people with penises, is certainly the flashier of the two.
    Victoria Song, The Verge, 12 Jan. 2024
  • In some trapiches, the cane is hand-fed a few sticks at a time into a motorized press, while in others, the mill is powered by river water or by mules harnessed to a wheel.
    New York Times, 26 Jan. 2021
  • The hills in and around the community serve as venues for sledding and tubing, and some motorized trails are equipped for snowmobiling.
    Michael Salerno, The Arizona Republic, 8 Aug. 2024
  • The motorized screen takes several seconds to open and close, which is likely more of a screen gimmick than something useful.
    Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, 1 Mar. 2023
  • Small business owners like Santos are not hard to spot: Most of them ride around in a motorized cart or connected to a bicycle.
    Erick Trevino, The Arizona Republic, 1 Sep. 2024
  • Thanks to Black + Decker’s motorized mini brush attachment, there’s nowhere pet hair can hide.
    Carolyn Forté, Good Housekeeping, 3 May 2022
  • Workers at a nearby resort initially used a motorized vessel to look for him, and park rangers and firefighters joined the search.
    Alex Sundby, CBS News, 14 June 2023
  • There are tons of knife-sharpening devices out there, from motorized belt sharpeners to angle guides to crock sticks.
    T. Edward Nickens, Field & Stream, 5 Oct. 2023
  • Dining at three on-site restaurants and bars with ocean and pool views is included, along with motorized and non-motorized water sports (and free lessons).
    Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 3 Aug. 2023
  • Other Hamas militants flew in on motorized paragliders, striking the ground and opening fire, Mizrachi says.
    David Browne, Rolling Stone, 15 Oct. 2023
  • Renner walked his first red carpet since the incident in April, while using a cane and a motorized scooter to support himself.
    Natalie Kainz, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2023
  • During a recent interview in his New Orleans home, Tatum shifted back and forth in the seat of a motorized scooter, straining to relieve the pressure in his back.
    Richard A. Webster, ProPublica, 25 July 2024
  • Next, detach all non-motorized pieces of the vacuum, such as the attachments, vacuum filters, hoses, and brush heads.
    Catie Parrish, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 June 2021
  • In the lead-up to that conflict, all advanced countries had access to the then new technologies of motorized vehicles, armored tanks, aircraft, and the radio.
    Mark A. Milley, Foreign Affairs, 5 Aug. 2024
  • Last year, two Australian visitors were fined $1,500 each after riding motorized surfboards in the Grand Canal.
    Andrew Jeong, Anchorage Daily News, 28 June 2023

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