How to Use modernize in a Sentence

modernize

verb
  • 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.
  • Our goal wasn’t to modernize it.
    — Chris Yogerst, HollywoodReporter, 6 May 2026
  • Brown said the goal is to modernize the building.
    — Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 12 May 2026
  • Styling is playing a key role in how brands are modernizing low-rise jeans.
    — Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 2 Sep. 2025
  • And that that’s just one component of his plan to modernize city hall.
    — Laura Johnston, cleveland, 14 Apr. 2022
  • Others pushed further in their quest to modernize the creaky wool suit.
    — Jacob Gallagher, WSJ, 20 June 2022
  • The throwback trend has been modernized and restyled with much more polish.
    — Lane Nieset, Travel + Leisure, 11 Apr. 2026
  • The code needs to be modernized to reflect current times.
    — Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 4 Feb. 2026
  • The country’s air force and navy are highly modernized.
    — Michelle Kuo, The Dial, 14 Apr. 2026
  • The need to modernize the current fleet of amphibs is not in question.
    — Loren Thompson, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2021
  • The samizdat of today will need to modernize.
    — Jennifer Lutz, New York Daily News, 19 Feb. 2026
  • Despite good-faith efforts to modernize through an app, the result was chaos.
    — Doug Friednash, Denver Post, 30 Mar. 2026
  • Dominick hung up his chef's coat in New York and came home to modernize the recipe.
    — Edie Kasten, CBS News, 28 Mar. 2026
  • The Americans now sought to lease and modernize that base.
    — David Frum, The Atlantic, 2 Mar. 2026
  • Lewis promised to help modernize the paper’s business.
    — Max Tani, semafor.com, 9 Feb. 2026
  • The system has been modernized.
    — Chris Tye, CBS News, 25 Feb. 2026
  • The system has been modernized.
    — Sabrina Franza, CBS News, 17 Mar. 2026
  • The system has been modernized.
    — Chris Tye, CBS News, 10 June 2026
  • 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 design has been modernized, there's no more Home button, and the bezels around the screen are slim.
    — WIRED, 2 Nov. 2023
  • This classic arc light can instantly modernize your living room with its space age feel.
    — Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 7 Oct. 2025
  • This classic arc light can instantly modernize your living room with its space age feel.
    — Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 8 Oct. 2025
  • But while the floor plan is laid out much the same, the overall look and style have been elevated and modernized.
    — New Atlas, 16 Apr. 2026
  • Keke Palmer modernized the old money look with a rich shade of copper with a sleek blonde money piece.
    — Christina Perrier, InStyle, 2 July 2026
  • Yet the Air Force is struggling to modernize its aircraft fleet.
    — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 13 Apr. 2022
  • 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
  • Her first order of business was modernizing the kitchen, which was cramped, dark, and dated.
    — Linne Halpern, Architectural Digest, 12 Dec. 2024

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