How to Use verbalize in a Sentence

verbalize

verb
  • She didn't know how to verbalize her feelings.
  • And it’s not the kind of thing this group can verbalize.
    Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2022
  • The only way to get our needs met is to verbalize those needs.
    Anna Pulley, RedEye Chicago, 29 Jan. 2018
  • A lot of people don’t verbalize wanting to be one of the greats.
    Christian Clark | Staff Writer, NOLA.com, 23 Dec. 2020
  • One way to do that is to verbalize the item’s location.
    Washington Post, 17 Dec. 2021
  • And while we’re not supposed to comment on body size, the pressure to shrink oneself doesn’t go away just because it’s not verbalized.
    TIME, 2 Feb. 2024
  • The gold standard would be to get those people to verbalize a plan to vote and to join the EVP's mailing list for reminders about upcoming elections.
    Joan Meiners, The Arizona Republic, 3 Nov. 2022
  • But across the table, Silas verbalized the message his father often preaches to him.
    Kyle Neddenriep, Indianapolis Star, 14 Feb. 2020
  • In a scene thick with irony, Rowan verbalizes the tragedy in having to execute a bright black man in order to actualize his plan.
    Tanisha C. Ford, The Atlantic, 19 Apr. 2018
  • For Kaur, it’s always been easier to put her feelings down on paper than to verbalize them.
    Cathy Applefeld Olson, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2022
  • It's taken some time, but after more than a decade in the MCU, the actress that brought Natasha to life is now able to verbalize her discomfort in the way she was introduced to the sprawling universe.
    Ineye Komonibo, refinery29.com, 21 June 2021
  • Nate does verbalize those feelings of abandonment to Ted.
    Danielle Turchiano, Variety, 8 Oct. 2021
  • Pitchers were allowed only to have the receiver that verbalized the catcher’s call.
    Nick Piecoro, The Arizona Republic, 1 Mar. 2023
  • Bassett could never bring herself to verbalize that dream.
    Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2023
  • The linemen are now just as willing as their position coach to verbalize their displeasure.
    Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 1 Dec. 2020
  • Akira has a knack for verbalizing her fondness for her brothers.
    Jonathan M. Pitts, baltimoresun.com, 23 June 2017
  • For another minute, Kennedy tried to verbalize the frustration.
    Rustin Dodd, kansascity.com, 21 May 2017
  • Toddlers over 26 months, who could verbalize about the event at the time, recalled it up to five years later, whereas those under 26 months, who could not talk about it, recalled little or nothing.
    Jeanne Shinskey, CNN, 13 Aug. 2021
  • Machine learning can train on data sets where even a human expert can’t verbalize how the decision was made.
    Alan Zeichick, Ars Technica, 25 Sep. 2017
  • And after Tuesday's loss, Howard again verbalized that idea: Michigan's loss will serve as learning experience for Howard, his staff and the players.
    Orion Sang, Detroit Free Press, 4 Dec. 2019
  • So many young professionals want to do it all and can’t verbalize their aspirations.
    Sheila Vilvens, Cincinnati.com, 16 Apr. 2018
  • And having to verbalize bodily concerns to a doctor who can’t touch or examine a patient up close can be a source of discomfort.
    Marion Renault, The Atlantic, 6 Aug. 2020
  • When first faced with unfortunate events themselves, people may not have the bandwidth or energy to verbalize their needs.
    Wendy Fong, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2023
  • Carr understands this on some level, but has too much faith in his coaching staff and teammates to verbalize the possibility of failure.
    Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 3 Sep. 2019
  • That includes conversations from an early age about how to identify and verbalize one’s feelings, to skills and strategies that kids can use in a moment of crisis.
    Seamus McAvoy, courant.com, 13 Feb. 2022
  • Similarly, adults who cannot verbalize their feelings tend to express themselves with their actions, Smith said.
    Jenna Eason, ajc, 18 July 2021
  • Godoy gave her tips on how to recognize hallucinations, so that she wouldn’t be scared by them, and encouraged her to verbalize her thoughts while in the cave, to give herself a greater sense of reality.
    D. T. Max, The New Yorker, 21 Jan. 2024
  • Research has revealed that robots can help children with autism solve problems, verbalize their ideas, and create a communicative bond with the robot.
    Jennifer "jay" Palumbo, Forbes, 18 June 2021
  • The show’s best songs are the ones where characters verbalize their internal monologues, the kind of stand-alone universal expressions of love or anguish that Broadway vocalists like to put in their cabaret shows.
    Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 4 Aug. 2022
  • As a child ages, their ability to verbalize their fears and worries typically matures.
    Washington Post, 23 Nov. 2020

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