How to Use mobilize in a Sentence

mobilize

verb
  • They couldn't mobilize enough support to pass the new law.
  • The government had to mobilize the army quickly.
  • They have the ability to mobilize quickly.
  • Several groups have mobilized to oppose the proposed new law.
  • People have to mobilize now and be ready for the midterms.
    — Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 26 Feb. 2026
  • The leak enraged fans, who mobilized to try and find the source.
    — Ellise Shafer, Variety, 10 June 2026
  • How did forces mobilize so quickly against her?
    — Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Apr. 2026
  • Artists can mobilize billions of fans to become a force of good.
    — Igor Beuker, Rolling Stone, 4 Aug. 2022
  • That has helped to move people around and mobilize them more quickly.
    — Fortune, 8 Dec. 2020
  • Boum said one of the mandates of the task force is to mobilize resources for this effort.
    — Gabrielle Emanuel, NPR, 3 Sep. 2025
  • It was designed to be a generic response to mobilize the body.
    — Jessica Wapner, Scientific American, 16 Nov. 2020
  • Actual cheaters could try to talk their way out of it and mobilize lawyers to clear themselves.
    — Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 July 2021
  • Israel has pressed ahead with plans to mobilize tens of thousands of reservists.
    — Wafaa Shurafa, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2025
  • So Pritchard quickly mobilized donors and got a deal done within days.
    — Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Less than a week after the killing, citizens have mobilized in protest.
    — Paige Williams, New Yorker, 13 Jan. 2026
  • But can talking about the cost of living mobilize young people?
    — Jay Stahl, USA Today, 25 Oct. 2025
  • But to reach this point, the whole community had to mobilize.
    — NBC News, 11 Aug. 2021
  • Many students have been mobilized by what happened to Kirk.
    — Amy Delaura, The Washington Examiner, 25 Sep. 2025
  • Change is mobilized through story.
    — Doug Melville, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
  • Men from rural areas are far more likely to be mobilized than those from major cities.
    — Timothy Frye, Foreign Affairs, 25 Mar. 2024
  • Renters facing displacement from such projects say that timetable leaves them with less time to mobilize — or fight back.
    — David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2024
  • The challenge is to figure out how to mobilize people to make those choices.
    — Grace Huckins, Wired, 10 Aug. 2022
  • Open talent has always been about finding and mobilizing the right skills at the right time.
    — John Winsor, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
  • So, will people mobilize on a sufficient scale to make the hard choices?
    — New York Times, 22 June 2021
  • To address it, experts say people need to sit in the pain, connect with it, and mobilize their way out of it.
    — Alia E. Dastagir, USA TODAY, 26 May 2022
  • Alternate between a hollow back (cat) and a curved back (cow) to mobilize the spine.
    — Claudia Herwig, Glamour, 20 May 2025
  • The memo further says that reserve officers may be mobilized for such roles.
    — Ellen Mitchell, The Hill, 2 Sep. 2025
  • For finer responses, their cells must mobilize as well.
    — Quanta Magazine, 4 May 2026
  • And elections can be dangerous when one side is mobilized, is angry.
    — Sarah D. Wire, USA Today, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Even Arab states in the region are mobilizing against Iran.
    — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 11 Mar. 2026

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