How to Use privatize in a Sentence

privatize

verb
Definition of privatizenext
  • The city decided to privatize the municipal power company.
  • Therefore, the public can rest assured that the MUA will not be privatized by the state.
    — Amy S. Rosenberg, Philly.com, 20 Dec. 2017
  • But the British public is concerned that would lead to the breakup of the health service, with parts of it being privatized.
    — Ivana Kottasová, CNN, 4 June 2019
  • The government said there were no plans to privatize SNCF.
    — Judith Vonberg and Saskya Vandoorne, CNN, 3 Apr. 2018
  • If the Dixon school privatized, Bear told May, donations could help save it.
    — Annie Waldman, Slate Magazine, 19 Sep. 2017
  • The board would phase out privatized nurses with the goal of having no contract or agency nurses by the end of the contract.
    — Hannah Leone, chicagotribune.com, 31 Oct. 2019
  • Yet rather than being privatized, the NHS survived the Thatcher years.
    — Mark Landler, BostonGlobe.com, 16 July 2023
  • For years, the city owned the zoo until it was privatized in 2002 and became a non-profit entity.
    — Craig Hlavaty, Houston Chronicle, 6 Apr. 2018
  • Yet rather than being privatized, the N.H.S. survived the Thatcher years.
    — Mark Landler, New York Times, 16 July 2023
  • Adding to the skepticism is the fact that President Trump has already gone on the record as wanting to privatize the postal service in 2018.
    — Casey Taylor, The New Republic, 6 Aug. 2020
  • Socialize the risk, in other words, and privatize the reward.
    — Kate Aronoff, The New Republic, 3 Mar. 2021
  • The debate came as zoo and city officials were discussing plans to privatize.
    — Zaeem Shaikh, Dallas News, 11 Apr. 2023
  • When privatized group homes and programs are shuttering and workers are forced to work 80 hours a week just to make ends meet, something has to change.
    — Daniela Altimari, courant.com, 26 Apr. 2018
  • In Puerto Rico, teachers held a one-day strike against the push to privatize the island’s public schools in the wake of Hurricane Maria.
    — Sarah Jaffe, The New Republic, 18 Apr. 2018
  • The budget reduction would have privatized food services in the Jail.
    — Courtney Astolfi, cleveland.com, 16 July 2019
  • Gates and landscaping privatize the main house, which opens to bright living spaces with white walls and hardwood floors.
    — Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2020
  • Its indoor-outdoor event venues are available for bookings with the option to privatize the hotel for up to 200 guests.
    — Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 8 Aug. 2023
  • The welfare state in the U.S. has always been more privatized than in European countries.
    — Sarah Jaffe, New Republic, 31 Jan. 2018
  • And labor and all the usual suspects, and privatizing public assets and on and on.
    — Recode Staff, Recode, 13 June 2018
  • Just below, a small spa includes a wellness space, complete with a sauna and wading pool, that can be privatized for an hour.
    — Vogue, 8 July 2024
  • Just below, a small spa includes a wellness space, complete with a sauna and wading pool, that can be privatized for an hour.
    — Vogue, 28 Sep. 2023
  • Both business magnates have cemented Texas as a key state in their plans to privatize space.
    — Scott Duncan, Dallas News, 28 Sep. 2022
  • The government would have to approve any plans to privatize the company, according to the bill.
    — Paul Burkhardt, Bloomberg.com, 1 Oct. 2020
  • Trump had harsh words for the FAA's air-traffic control system last year during the debate over whether it should be privatized and spun off to a non-profit.
    — Ryan Beene and Alan Levin, Houston Chronicle, 2 Jan. 2018
  • Adding the extra room allowed the duo to privatize the sleeping areas and keep the communal areas free-flowing.
    — Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 21 Dec. 2022
  • Over the years there has been the debate on whether privatizing Social Security is a good idea.
    — Thomas Hager, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2023
  • Westchester County officials are putting the brakes on a plan to privatize the county airport.
    — Joseph De Avila, WSJ, 16 May 2018
  • That extension was left out of the deal as the House first attempts to pass a long-term FAA extension that would privatize air traffic control.
    — Laura Litvan, Bloomberg.com, 7 Sep. 2017
  • Some conservatives have pushed to privatize the program and create personal savings accounts in their place.
    — Noah Bierman, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2024
  • In the economy, your plan is to privatize most Venezuelan public assets, especially in terms of health, oil and education.
    — Stefano Pozzebon, CNN, 25 July 2024

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