How to Use energize in a Sentence

energize

verb
  • Harris’s nascent campaign has tried to frame the rush of endorsements as a sign of her hard work to unify and energize the party.
    Toluse Olorunnipa, Washington Post, 22 July 2024
  • Light floods in from skylights like a rainforest canopy, and there is no better setting for an energizing breakfast.
    Stacey Wreathall and Dafydd Gwyon, Travel + Leisure, 15 May 2024
  • At one point, someone stood on the roof to wave a Palestinian flag, energizing demonstrators below.
    Isa Farfan, NBC News, 30 Apr. 2024
  • On top of being your planetary ruler, the sun is energizing and revitalizing your mind, body and spirit.
    Valerie Mesa, Peoplemag, 23 July 2024
  • This process energizes the hydrogen atom, which can then exceed the planet’s escape velocity and escape to space.
    Eryn Cangi, The Conversation, 6 May 2024
  • The light is produced when hydrogen becomes energized by radiation from nearby hot, massive stars.
    Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 9 May 2024
  • Harris appears to be energizing many young and minority voters.
    Erin Doherty, Axios, 24 July 2024
  • Despite the weights slung around her neck, Harris has energized Democrats and could shake those off with strong performances on the campaign trail and in a debate with Trump.
    Max Thornberry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 23 July 2024
  • The combination of grapefruit, bergamot, and mandarin will amplify the uplifting and energizing facets of the fragrance.
    Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 10 May 2024
  • Their pensive manner vibrates with febrile tension, and their actions have an impulsive urgency that energizes the movie’s careful composition.
    Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 3 May 2024
  • The team kept the magnet energized in a steady state for about 5 hours.
    IEEE Spectrum, 15 July 2023
  • Howard came out energized in its first home game of the year.
    Jacob Steinberg, Baltimore Sun, 12 Sep. 2023
  • His surge energized the MSG crowd, again, as Fox hit a jumper and secured a stop to tie the game at 87.
    Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 14 June 2024
  • Michael Kopech could be energized throwing in front of a packed house at Wrigley Field.
    Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 5 June 2024
  • For the first time in months, Rockefeller and Clark felt energized.
    WIRED, 23 Feb. 2023
  • Stock up on energizing snacks such as dates topped with peanut butter and CBD oil.
    Mélanie Nauche, Vogue, 22 June 2024
  • White Maeng Da Kratom is a potent kratom strain known for its energizing vibes.
    Sponsored Content, The Mercury News, 19 Jan. 2024
  • If anything, you’ll be energized around your goals and eager to get cracking as soon as the rest of the world starts responding to emails again.
    Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 Dec. 2023
  • Cain energized in his action with 10 points in his first six minutes.
    Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 8 Apr. 2023
  • Hvar's vibrant nightlife scene is also a draw, with trendy beach clubs and bars energizing the evenings.
    Susmita Baral, Travel + Leisure, 11 July 2023
  • The meet was energized by a full turn-out of top TV players from Brazil and Portugal, their slates fair bursting with new projects.
    John Hopewell, Variety, 24 June 2024
  • Playing that one in Brisbane, where Lang Park shook when Kerr came off the bench in the 55th minute to energize her mates, made an enormous difference.
    John Powers, BostonGlobe.com, 13 Aug. 2023
  • While the space itself, clad in bricks and steel beams, feels historic, its state-of-the-art sound system provides an energizing soundtrack for a night on the dance floor.
    Staff Author Published, Travel + Leisure, 5 Feb. 2024
  • The image shows streamers and wisps of gas strewn across the Orion nebula and energized by the star’s radiance.
    Phil Plait, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2023
  • Switching plants and flowers out with the changing seasons will keep this area energized.
    Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 5 Sep. 2023
  • The sound was energizing yet intimate, a punk of pure feeling.
    Chris Richards, Washington Post, 21 Sep. 2023
  • Mint is also an energizing scent and can help perk you up during a long travel day.
    Kelsey Glennon, Travel + Leisure, 18 Dec. 2023
  • But Kennedy, who ran as a Democrat until October, seems energized by the process.
    Will McDuffie, ABC News, 14 Mar. 2024
  • After more than a season of losing, the chance to play in meaningful games as a Laker again has Davis energized.
    Kevinisha Walker, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2023
  • The tap dancer Ja’Bowen brings his art to the subway platform, where kids learn steps, commuters dance along and his energizing performances are bursts of joy.
    Joshua Barone, New York Times, 25 June 2023

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