How to Use specialized in a Sentence

specialized

adjective
  • At each park, a specialized ranger guide will take you around.
    Niall Causer, Travel + Leisure, 5 Oct. 2024
  • Up close, each dot of color on the skin is a specialized cell called a chromatophore.
    Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 23 Aug. 2023
  • But many of these drugs use cells that aren’t specialized to make large amounts of protein.
    Daniel N. Hebert, The Conversation, 1 Aug. 2022
  • Some of that certainly had to do with the work in the water, which is very specialized.
    Derek Lawrence, Vulture, 16 Dec. 2022
  • This marks the 48th year of the highly specialized contest.
    Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Oct. 2022
  • And most of this extra material is a specialized foam in the middle of the shoe, known as the midsole.
    Laura Lancaster, Outdoor Life, 11 Apr. 2024
  • There are a variety of ways to clean this out, from using a specialized guide bar cleaning tool to the end on the depth guide shown above.
    Joe Truini, Popular Mechanics, 10 July 2023
  • Thompson has worked for the school system for the past two years as a specialized support aide at Gurney.
    Matt Leavitt, cleveland, 18 July 2023
  • And then there’s beige fat cells, which are a mix of the two and do both jobs but less efficiently than the specialized versions.
    Michael Irving, New Atlas, 15 Aug. 2024
  • For each wheelchair sold, the billers knew to add on items such as a gel cushion, arm rests, elbow pads, and specialized legs.
    Yasmin Rafiei, The New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2022
  • What Could Be Better Because of its size, this rolling pin is more of a specialized tool than a kitchen staple.
    Carrie Honaker, Southern Living, 2 Jan. 2024
  • Slit lamp exam: A slit lamp is a specialized light and microscope that providers use to examine the back of the eye.
    Mark Gurarie, Health, 3 Oct. 2024
  • The project required a contractor with specialized equipment to clear the boulders from above the slide area, said the report.
    Joe Tash, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Feb. 2023
  • Those with specialized skills or advanced degrees earn the most.
    Nate Jones, Washington Post, 18 Oct. 2022
  • What to Consider The device requires specialized bulbs and a bridge in order to work.
    Mandy Harris, Travel + Leisure, 13 Dec. 2023
  • The specialized energy codes for new buildings are not mandatory — cities and towns have to vote to adopt them.
    Aruni Soni, BostonGlobe.com, 4 July 2023
  • In her state the problem is the lack of specialized care for cancer patients, and many have to travel to Texas or Oklahoma.
    Deirdre Walsh, NPR, 8 May 2024
  • The facility has the only specialized burn unit in Hawaii.
    NBC News, 9 Aug. 2023
  • The creation of the specialized teams is a first for the city, and police officials see it as being a way to reduce crime in the city in a way that a beat cop may not be able to.
    Grant Lancaster, Arkansas Online, 4 Nov. 2023
  • Work gloves made from specialized cut-resistant fibers, like Kevlar and Dyneema, are the strongest available.
    Rachel Ahrnsen, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Apr. 2024
  • Only now, the work of employees can be more specialized and less tedious.
    Ronan Burke, Forbes, 26 Aug. 2022
  • In the past, pages were text-only, but slowly the Google Bot learned about media and other rich data like javascript (there are a ton of specialized Google Bots now).
    Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, 2 Feb. 2024
  • For many this year, the goal is to show that the technology is worth its hype, but that requires specialized talent which is in short supply.
    Belle Lin, WSJ, 6 Jan. 2024
  • Over his five-plus seasons, Rossi carved out a specialized but useful niche as OSU’s closest thing to a fullback.
    Nathan Baird, cleveland, 16 Aug. 2022
  • Louisville Food Tours offers specialized services to help make your event a success.
    Gege Reed, The Courier-Journal, 12 July 2024
  • Critics argued that the tool was too difficult to use, and that the training required was too specialized.
    Clifford Marks, The New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2023
  • In those tips is a specialized sac, a cnidosac, where the undigested nematocysts are stored.
    Helen Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Apr. 2024
  • For anyone who loves pure coffee with a more specialized pour, the Origami Dripper creates a tasty sip.
    Madison Yauger, Peoplemag, 9 Jan. 2024
  • But, once again, Guild is the clear leader with specialized loans and down payment assistance programs to help first-time homebuyers.
    Kelsey Neubauer, CNBC, 2 Dec. 2024
  • The report comes nearly two years after Memphis police officers on a specialized street-crime unit brutally beat Tyre Nichols, a 29-year-old Black man, after a traffic stop.
    David Nakamura The Washington Post, arkansasonline.com, 5 Dec. 2024

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