How to Use specialization in a Sentence

specialization

noun
  • What are your thoughts on specialization in youth and high school sports?
    Matthew Vantryon, Indianapolis Star, 20 Sep. 2017
  • While the era of specialization in sports is real, the multi-sport athlete still is alive and well.
    Mark Stewart, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 12 Mar. 2020
  • Those athletes are rare in the big-school ranks during an age of specialization.
    Richard Obert, The Arizona Republic, 6 Jan. 2024
  • In any case, the above scenario shows that once feedback controls are reversed, the hives are well on the way to role specialization.
    Quanta Magazine, 9 Nov. 2018
  • She was told that her grades didn’t meet the requirements for this specialization.
    Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 18 Mar. 2024
  • Specialization suits an all-out pitcher who doesn’t have a third pitch.
    Tom Verducci, SI.com, 19 June 2017
  • Over the past decade, specialization has become the norm in kids’ sports for a variety of reasons.
    Sara Harrison, WIRED, 28 June 2019
  • And there’s nothing wrong with that because most banks have their area of specialization.
    Anthony Copeman, Essence, 25 Aug. 2021
  • This vast bookstore is one of the very best in the city, known for a specialization in books about travel, language, culture, and exploring the world.
    Ellie Nan Storck, Travel + Leisure, 30 June 2021
  • In a world where the specialization of athletes has run rampant, Hereford’s Rachel Saunders has been a standout in a trio of sports.
    Kyle J. Andrews, baltimoresun.com, 14 June 2019
  • This specialization gave Jack a unique skill at the time, and he was called upon by other surgeons to save countless lives.
    Barbara Aras and Jerry Galvin, Cincinnati.com, 21 Nov. 2019
  • In an age of increasing high school specialization, Snow is a throwback to decades past.
    Terry Monahan, sandiegouniontribune.com, 3 May 2017
  • The details show the economic idea of specialization at work.
    Neil Irwin, New York Times, 7 Mar. 2017
  • The dangers of early specialization have been found out.
    James Masters, CNN, 18 Oct. 2019
  • In an age of specialization, Leto is something special, a true three-sport high school athlete.
    Detroit Free Press, 24 June 2018
  • Over the past decade or so, there has been an enormous emphasis on specialization.
    Karla L. Miller, Washington Post, 21 Sep. 2023
  • Rather than take stroke patients to any hospital, the crews will take them to a hospital with a stroke-specialization unit.
    George Castle, chicagotribune.com, 20 Dec. 2021
  • Over time, a niche market or specialization may evolve.
    Kevin Markarian, Forbes, 4 June 2021
  • The need for specialization in the labor market is arguably greater than ever.
    Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 29 Nov. 2023
  • What is clear is that the apparent lack of specialization among the segments included the head and tail, in that there really weren't any.
    John Timmer, Ars Technica, 4 Sep. 2019
  • Some campers developed specializations, like the tent that baked cakes over an open burner.
    Longreads, 29 Mar. 2018
  • There’s less emphasis on early specialization now, and rather a focus on making sure kids fall in love with the game.
    Emily Burack, Town & Country, 9 Sep. 2022
  • Pleasant will play football and run track at Oregon — a rare commitment in the time of youth specialization.
    Los Angeles Times, 1 Feb. 2023
  • And in an age of specialization, the Angels and Ohtani are zigging while everybody else is zagging.
    New York Times, 14 May 2021
  • The rise in sport specialization – focusing on one sport instead of playing two or three throughout the year – is a factor, too.
    Nancy Armour, USA TODAY, 2 Nov. 2017
  • What follows is a breakdown of symbols and terms used by specialization.
    Anne Quito, Quartz, 12 Nov. 2020
  • Each nostril is tuned to detect some odors better than others, with the specialization moving back and forth.
    Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 May 2022
  • This shift to specialization does more for the industry than just draw attention.
    Rebecca Szkutak, Forbes, 3 June 2021
  • Other oncologist specializations include by age, by area of the body, and by type of cancer.
    Heather Jones, Verywell Health, 18 Sep. 2024
  • Officials did not have a strong reserve force — just lists of men who had done their national service and what their specializations were, which most hadn’t maintained or refreshed for years or decades.
    Sarah A. Topol, New York Times, 20 Sep. 2024

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