How to Use modernize in a Sentence

modernize

verb
Definition of modernizenext
Synonyms for modernizenext
  • The school needs a building with modernized classrooms.
  • The country recently announced plans to begin modernizing its army.
  • Older companies will need to modernize quickly if they are to survive in today's economy.
  • We're modernizing our kitchen with a new oven, refrigerator, and dishwasher.
  • An archival leather car coat was modernized with French plonge leather and lined in sumptuous camel hair.
    — Dan Q. Dao, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 July 2024
  • The industry has caught on to the idea that modernizing classics for contemporary tastes makes money.
    — Gieson Cacho, The Mercury News, 15 July 2024
  • Along with the disagreements over how to modernize infrastructure, there is ongoing debate about how state regulators should manage water in the delta.
    — Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2024
  • In a similar move, PG&E has repeatedly raised electric and gas rates in recent years as part of a bid to modernize equipment and reduce wildfire risk.
    — Ethan Varian, The Mercury News, 6 May 2024
  • The design has been modernized, there's no more Home button, and the bezels around the screen are slim.
    — WIRED, 2 Nov. 2023
  • The logo has been modernized, and the Android mascot, called Bugdroid, has a fresh 3D look.
    — Simon Hill, WIRED, 5 Sep. 2023
  • There are a fair few ways to modernize your desk setup with new monitors or stands to make your desk the best spot in your house to work.
    — Kyle Barr / Gizmodo, Quartz, 27 Feb. 2024
  • The change to a Black lead modernizes what has always been a uniformly white family in these types of movies.
    — Kimanzi Constable, Parents, 4 Feb. 2024
  • The paper helped kick off a debate about how to limit the tech giants and how to modernize antitrust practices.
    — Cecilia Kang, New York Times, 12 July 2023
  • The grandstand will be modernized and made smaller for the smaller on-track crowds that horse racing has drawn in recent years.
    — Victor Mather, New York Times, 6 Dec. 2023
  • That’s why the city is working to modernize older office spaces and construct new ones with these goals in mind.
    — Myah Taylor, Dallas News, 3 Aug. 2023
  • The paper helped kick off a debate about whether U.S. antitrust laws needed to be modernized to rein in tech giants.
    — David McCabe, New York Times, 26 Sep. 2023
  • Obama seemed to see her wardrobe as part of an effort to modernize and expand the archetypes of American glamour.
    — Rachel Tashjian, Washington Post, 27 Apr. 2023
  • Tran said that the scope of the project was to update all the interior finishes and modernize the home as much as possible.
    — Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Mar. 2023
  • African Parks is trying to square modernizing the country with preserving the wildlife.
    — Sam Mednick, The Christian Science Monitor, 28 June 2024
  • But Kerala’s move to modernize doesn’t extend to every aspect of life.
    — Jane Alexander, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Feb. 2024
  • While the 19th-century structure maintains the frame of a barn stuck in time, the space is modernized with decor, artwork, leather chairs, and other upscale details.
    — Amanda Hancock, The Courier-Journal, 19 Feb. 2024
  • These efforts are part of Saudi Arabia and bin Salman’s grand plan, known as Vision 2030, to modernize the country.
    — Paolo Confino, Fortune, 30 July 2023
  • In the past five years, the current owner has renovated and modernized every square inch of the original 6,583-square-foot home.
    — Karen A. Avitabile, Hartford Courant, 14 Jan. 2024
  • Such events are a sign that F1 is currently winning in its mission to modernize a sport which is showing no signs of slowing down.
    — Ben Church, CNN, 6 Feb. 2024
  • While the essence of boxing should remain unchanged, leaders can adapt and modernize the structures that surround it.
    — Oleksandr Usyk, Forbes, 13 Nov. 2023
  • But in terms of modernizing a beloved game that’s nearly 30 years old, this new System Shock pulls off an impressive feat.
    — Britton Peele, Dallas News, 6 July 2023
  • According to New Delhi, the reforms would cut back on government waste and help modernize the state.
    — Hartosh Singh Bal, Foreign Affairs, 8 Dec. 2023
  • Biden saw Brown as the right person for the job because of his work modernizing the U.S. fleet of aircraft and its nuclear arsenal.
    — Tara Copp and Lolita C. Baldor, Chicago Tribune, 24 May 2023
  • The money is meant to modernize a tax collection agency plagued with understaffing in an effort to crack down on wealth tax cheats.
    — Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 28 May 2023
  • This Rhode Island home is modernized with light wood-panelling throughout, despite retaining some of its more Victorian elements.
    — Madeleine Luckel, Architectural Digest, 16 July 2024

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