How to Use vocalize in a Sentence

vocalize

verb
  • The male bird vocalizes to attract a mate.
  • In spring, birds tend to vocalize most around dawn and dusk.
    — Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Will the primates vocalize and try to take a peek at the eclipse?
    — The Indianapolis Star, 8 Apr. 2024
  • There’s no need to be ashamed in vocalizing your wants and/or needs.
    — Amanda Ogle, StyleCaster, 14 June 2024
  • Young gibbons spend many years learning to vocalize like adults.
    — Elizabeth Preston, Discover Magazine, 14 Aug. 2013
  • But vocalizing lessons isn't always the best way.
    — Anna Halkidis, Parents, 16 Mar. 2026
  • Díaz López’s research team found very close friends didn’t vocalize as much with each other.
    — Jaimie Seaton, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 June 2024
  • There are many animals on the planet that vocalize in ways that sound like laughter.
    — Mike Wehner, BGR, 17 May 2021
  • Dogs from ancient breeds were more likely to vocalize or howl than domestic dog breeds.
    — Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 11 Sep. 2023
  • Anytime a star player is traded or joins a new team, sports fans are quick to vocalize their opinions.
    — Michael McGough, sacbee, 10 Mar. 2018
  • The 90-minute show was a master class in vocalizing.
    — Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 14 Dec. 2025
  • The first step in manifesting your dreams or desires is to vocalize them.
    — Tamara Fuentes, Seventeen, 13 Nov. 2019
  • Some are worried their child is taking too long to learn to walk, to grab objects, to vocalize using words.
    — USA Today, 15 June 2022
  • Latto isn't the first female artist to vocalize feeling pressured to change her body.
    — Giana Levy, refinery29.com, 5 July 2024
  • Keep vocalizing your emotions but be sure to disarm during the week.
    — Colin Bedell, Cosmopolitan, 25 Feb. 2018
  • Geren vocalized his displeasure again when the benches cleared.
    — Andy McCullough, latimes.com, 20 May 2017
  • The team doesn’t vocalize winning a state championship as its goal; that’s just implied.
    — Logan Stanley, The Arizona Republic, 10 Jan. 2024
  • The finale opens on a lush green expanse of forest as women vocalize in the background.
    — Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 30 Oct. 2024
  • Lucy felt terrified to vocalize her struggle, because there was no one there to push her forward.
    — Janya Dieringer, Twin Cities, 30 Aug. 2025
  • After all, the fossil record shows that creatures such as whales have been vocalizing for tens of millions of years.
    — Lois Parshley, Scientific American, 19 Sep. 2023
  • Working alone or in groups, the whales may also vocalize to further confuse their quarry.
    — National Geographic, 5 May 2016
  • This ultimately slows down the process and makes some wary of vocalizing their support.
    — Hayden Stafford, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
  • His nickname was a common term back then for someone who could not speak, although Hoy could vocalize a bit.
    — Jeff Suess, The Enquirer, 10 Apr. 2022
  • And then what Kali was saying to her was vocalizing the other side of the argument.
    — Kate Aurthur, Variety, 2 Jan. 2026
  • For hours, Giles remembered, the whales breached and vocalized, slapping their fins and flukes against the water.
    — Caitlin Gibson, Washington Post, 5 Dec. 2023
  • Jones and dozens of other stars vocalized their belief in the power of independent film.
    — David Graver, Vogue, 23 Jan. 2024
  • Users press a button on the earbuds, speak in their native language, and the phone vocalizes the translation.
    — Eoin O'Carroll, The Christian Science Monitor, 24 Dec. 2017
  • So Hopper’s speech to Eleven is vocalizing what a lot of people in the room were saying.
    — Kate Aurthur, Variety, 2 Jan. 2026
  • Early birders have the best chance of catching a lot of activity, as many species begin to vocalize and feed to greet the day.
    — The New York Times Elaine Chen Emily Anthes, New York Times, 18 May 2023
  • Then once again, Tom Waits’ kids probably hear plenty enough of that kind of vocalizing from the old man.
    — Bart Bull, Spin, 8 Aug. 2023

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