How to Use galvanize in a Sentence

galvanize

verb
Definition of galvanizenext
Synonyms for galvanizenext
  • The website has galvanized support for the project.
  • The group is hoping to galvanize public opinion against the proposed law.
  • Zinc is used to galvanize steel and as a coating to prevent rust on solar panels and wind turbines.
    — Ryan Hogg, Fortune Asia, 2 Oct. 2024
  • As a leader, leverage this strength to galvanize people into action.
    — Gabriella Goddard, Forbes, 31 Jan. 2022
  • Putin has sought to portray his actions as the continuation of that fight to galvanize public support.
    — Washington Post, 24 Feb. 2022
  • To have a little ability to potentially galvanize our country is humbling, very humbling.
    — Chloe Melas, CNN, 29 Dec. 2021
  • As the world grapples with the everyday impacts of climate crisis, the time is nigh to galvanize global action to one of the most significant challenges of our time.
    — Gemma Allen, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
  • At a moment of political weakness, the Supreme Court pick has the potential to galvanize Democrats.
    — Kevin Liptak, CNN, 21 Feb. 2022
  • But one of the most galvanizing instances of highway violence was the shooting of a 6-year-old boy on his way to kindergarten after the boy’s mother made a rude gesture at the man for cutting him off.
    — Michael Loria, USA TODAY, 20 Sep. 2024
  • Sampson believes last Sunday's fire can galvanize tragedy and mourning into action that improves the lives of the city's most vulnerable residents.
    — Ray Sanchez, CNN, 16 Jan. 2022
  • After the initial shock of October 7, the traumatized nation was galvanized into action.
    — Ari Shavit, Foreign Affairs, 5 Oct. 2024
  • Punk rock was born in the U.S., but it was galvanized in the U.K.
    — William Goodman, Billboard, 1 Nov. 2017
  • And the issue has proven to galvanize Democrats at the polls.
    — Caitlin Huey-Burns, CBS News, 14 June 2024
  • In 2020, the George Floyd protests had galvanized the city.
    — USA Today, 26 June 2023
  • Over the years, so many people have told me how the show galvanized them to seek help.
    — Rebecca Phelps, Marie Claire, 27 Sep. 2018
  • And to be able to galvanize thousands of people from around the world to bring this to life, there's no joke.
    — Derek Lawrence, EW.com, 21 May 2021
  • Yet the contrast is the very thing that’s galvanizing film lovers.
    — Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 17 July 2023
  • Still, Ford aims to galvanize its customer base with Lightning and hopes to add to it.
    — Los Angeles Times, 19 May 2021
  • The 16th is a day for waking up and getting on with it, with a galvanizing new Moon in your sign.
    — Katharine Merlin, Town & Country, 16 Aug. 2023
  • Maybe that's the final thing that will galvanize us, bring us to our senses.
    — Karen Breslau and Katrina Heron, WIRED, 1 Dec. 2000
  • Are able to galvanize others to stay with and support them through the crisis?
    — Alexander Stein, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2022
  • Native youth were galvanized by the birth of the Red Power movement.
    — Ruth Hopkins, Teen Vogue, 7 Mar. 2019
  • The deaths have galvanized cyclists, who are planning a week of protest and mourning.
    — Andrew Kenney, The Denver Post, 30 July 2019
  • Her courage, in the face of those who wished to silence her, galvanized Americans.
    — Abby Gardner, Glamour, 17 Apr. 2019
  • In the end, that message galvanized their constituents.
    — oregonlive.com, 30 June 2019
  • At a moment of terror, Giuliani found words to console and galvanize the city and the country.
    — Chris Megerian, Los Angeles Times, 13 Sep. 2022
  • The substitution seemed to galvanize the English, with the team playing with more verve and pace.
    — Ben Morse, CNN, 14 July 2024
  • Which will galvanize us into full-scale war against you.
    — Charles Krauthammer, Twin Cities, 4 June 2017
  • The message that could galvanize voters in the midterms is at Democrats’ fingertips.
    — Faiz Shakir, The New Republic, 14 Feb. 2022
  • Our goal was not to induce fear but to incite hope and galvanize viewers.
    — Tonya Lewis Lee, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Oct. 2022

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