How to Use polarize in a Sentence

polarize

verb
  • More news to know now Can our politics get any more polarized?
    — Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 12 May 2026
  • Equally as polarizing as mom jeans are thong heels—so why not combine the two for a fresh style?
    — Aaron Royce, InStyle, 7 Jan. 2026
  • Many believe this issue is too polarizing to even talk about.
    — Lisa Sherman, Time, 26 Apr. 2026
  • How polarized is the electorate?
    — David Lightman, Sacbee.com, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Those who say our politics are too polarized to create these kinds of margins are wrong.
    — Colin Pascal, Baltimore Sun, 16 Aug. 2025
  • As a bonus, the lenses are polarized for eye protection.
    — Rachel Trujillo, PEOPLE, 4 June 2026
  • And, as media has become polarized, many fewer places are doing that.
    — David Remnick, New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2025
  • The lenses need to be polarized and UV blocking.
    — Kelley Bruss, Dallas Morning News, 5 Jan. 2026
  • To watch something that was so wonderful become so polarized, that’s hard.
    — Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 8 June 2026
  • Public confidence in the Fed is weak and deeply polarized.
    — Annelise Riles, Chicago Tribune, 4 Feb. 2026
  • At a time where the country’s really polarized.
    — Stephen Schaefer, Boston Herald, 19 Oct. 2025
  • The prices in Boston have become polarizing for fans.
    — Mike Sullivan, CBS News, 16 June 2026
  • Those on the left found many of his positions polarizing and deeply offensive.
    — David Ingram, NBC news, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Fear of immigration has polarized politics and fueled the rise of the far right across the globe.
    — Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2025
  • There hasn’t been a show like this before, and this subject continues to polarize our society.
    — Marta Balaga, Variety, 25 Mar. 2026
  • The broader reaction to the project has been polarizing.
    — Jillian Frankel, PEOPLE, 5 Oct. 2025
  • The electorate has become less polarized by income in recent elections.
    — Josh Meyer, USA Today, 21 Mar. 2026
  • The Rhode founder paired an ab-baring bra with polarizing accessories.
    — Lara Walsh, InStyle, 10 Feb. 2026
  • Even in an era when careers seem more competitive and polarized than ever, climbing to the top can feel like a solo sport.
    — Preston Fore, Fortune, 23 Jan. 2026
  • At this point, opinions on the Yankees' chances are completely polarized.
    — Julio Cesar Valdera Morales, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Oct. 2025
  • The movie is set to be similarly polarizing.
    — Lisa Respers France, CNN Money, 22 Apr. 2026
  • The appearance polarized some fans.
    — Jim Beaugez, Rolling Stone, 15 Feb. 2026
  • The mom-of-two kept her accessories minimal, finishing off her look with a pair of polarizing black peep-toe pumps.
    — Lara Walsh, InStyle, 12 Jan. 2026
  • There was nothing remotely polarizing in a gig that everything to do with classic virtues.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 19 June 2026
  • Her white opera gloves, which complemented the black Dior gown, polarized the internet.
    — Kevin Huynh, InStyle, 11 Jan. 2026
  • The stomach-baring style is polarizing, after all.
    — Alyssa Morin, InStyle, 10 Jan. 2026
  • Some of my strengths can come across as really polarizing and maybe intimidating at times, and maybe rub people the wrong way.
    — Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 19 Dec. 2025
  • The retro newbies will also assuredly be polarizing from old-time favorites.
    — James Raia, Mercury News, 26 Oct. 2025
  • Knight is a central and polarizing figure in hip-hop’s 50-year history.
    — Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 24 Mar. 2026
  • There’s never a fight in the audience, and there’s nothing polarized at a Willie Nelson show.
    — Peter Larsen, Oc Register, 28 Jan. 2026

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