How to Use prioritize in a Sentence

prioritize

verb
  • The town council hopes to prioritize the bridge construction project at the next meeting.
  • If you want to do your job efficiently, you have to learn to prioritize.
  • It's always difficult to prioritize work, school, and family.
  • Make the choice that prioritizes your dog's comfort and health.
    Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 24 May 2023
  • The milk bank must prioritize who will be served, Virmani said.
    Campbell Roper, arkansasonline.com, 18 Dec. 2023
  • Because of that, there isn’t any rhyme or reason about what to prioritize and when.
    Evan Nicole Brown, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Dec. 2022
  • Here is one way to think about how to prioritize your payments: Take care of basic needs first.
    Jeanne Sahadi, CNN, 6 June 2023
  • For This is a very stylish couch and would be ideal for those who prioritize design.
    Eden Lichterman, Peoplemag, 27 Sep. 2023
  • This is the cost of ambition in a world that prioritizes profit above all else.
    Vivek Rana, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
  • The park gives out free ice water and prioritizes shade structures and mister fans.
    Aaron Gettinger, Arkansas Online, 21 Oct. 2023
  • Both Prince William and Princess Kate have prioritized the promotion of mental health for much of their public life.
    Simon Perry, Peoplemag, 25 Apr. 2024
  • As the group tries to rekindle some of the magic of their teenage summers for the last time, Clara begins to realize that she’s been prioritizing all the wrong things.
    Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 15 Aug. 2024
  • Baseball fans point to the Texas Rangers as an example that prioritizing heart over data can lead to big wins – and more joy.
    Camilo Fonseca, The Christian Science Monitor, 1 Nov. 2023
  • Twitter’s new owner, Elon Musk, bought the platform to prioritize free speech.
    Michael Kan, PCMAG, 29 Aug. 2023
  • For those who prioritize comfort, there are full cushion socks with plush footbeds.
    Sara Coughlin, SELF, 14 Feb. 2023
  • No two fins are quite alike, as some prioritize comfort and agility while others are fine tuned for power and speed.
    Chantae Reden, Popular Mechanics, 15 June 2023
  • Vanderkam notes thinking about your time in terms of the 168 hours in a week can be freeing, and give you the flexibility to prioritize.
    Molly Longman, refinery29.com, 5 May 2023
  • The truth is that Khan has few friends in the West after prioritizing relations with Russia and China.
    Charlie Campbell, TIME, 17 Jan. 2024
  • The book, written by those who know the grind themselves, provides strategies and a road map to prioritizing mental health.
    Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 6 Apr. 2023
  • This time around, the mill has been tuned to prioritize drivability over power.
    Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 15 Feb. 2024
  • Above all, prioritize having fun and living in the moment!
    Kyle Thomas, Peoplemag, 9 June 2024
  • Quick Set Up: Some families will prioritize a quick set up.
    Lindsey Lapointe, Field & Stream, 3 May 2023
  • But preserving the past should not be prioritized over building the future, and those UDC students are our future.
    Theresa Vargas, Washington Post, 20 Sep. 2023
  • Offensive tackle is a position that the Bengals should prioritize in the draft to add depth.
    Mohammad Ahmad, cleveland, 3 Feb. 2023
  • School officials have identified and prioritized over $1 billion of repairs and upgrades needed in schools across the city, about half of which are in the newer part of the city.
    East Bay Times Editorial, The Mercury News, 28 Feb. 2024
  • Iranian officials chimed in to say that Tehran had the right to respond, but would prioritize the pursuit of a lasting cease-fire in Gaza and Lebanon instead.
    Kim Ghattas, The Atlantic, 2 Nov. 2024
  • The province will prioritize power to households at night.
    Nguyen Xuan Quynh, Bloomberg.com, 6 June 2023
  • Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck are making sure to prioritize their kids.
    Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 1 June 2024
  • The town's budget is required to be in balance and all prioritizing is done with this direction.
    Maritza Dominguez, The Arizona Republic, 9 July 2024
  • Los Angeles is in a pretty tough predicament between prioritizing the present and protecting the future.
    Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024

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