How to Use electrify in a Sentence

electrify

verb

• The news electrified the nation.
• Many of the rural areas still aren't electrified.
• Ringgold doesn’t so much elide ethnic boundaries as electrify them.
  — Peter Schjeldahl, The New Yorker, 28 Feb. 2022
• Since the 1988 Seoul Games, the saber has been electrified along the weapon’s entire edge.
  — Brian Handwerk, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 July 2024
• The trickle of electrons at Bentley is soon to become a flood, as the automaker prepares to fully electrify its entire lineup by the end of the decade.
  — Derek Powell, Car and Driver, 19 Jan. 2022
• In the rush to decarbonize and electrify our society, waste management is oftentimes overlooked.
  — Baker Institute, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2022
• Port commissioners debated whether the special condition was enough of an ask in light of new policies that aim to electrify most equipment used at port terminals in the coming years.
  — Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Feb. 2022
• Another option: electrify the buses and trains, and convince urbanites to ditch private cars altogether.
  — Matt Simon, Wired, 24 Jan. 2022
• Hertz plans to electrify a quarter of its rental car fleet by the end of 2024.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 27 Sep. 2022
• But most are aware of the rap — which is why the emergence of Bruce Lee and his iconic films in the 1970s electrified them.
  — Teresa Watanabe, Los Angeles Times, 29 Dec. 2023
• In new homes, this means that electrifying things can make a lot of sense.
  — Hillary Chura, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 May 2023
• Even the East Coast, large parts of the East Coast, electrifying quickly.
  — Fortune Editors, Fortune, 22 May 2024
• Solomon was electrified: Tread where no one else has trod.
  — Cynthia Ozick, Harper’s Magazine , 10 Apr. 2023
• As the song’s electrifying outro kicks up, Lipa takes to the floor on her own once again.
  — Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 9 Nov. 2023
• At its best, the gym’s speakers strike the right tenor of censored music that can electrify a team and crowd for a big game.
  — Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 29 Jan. 2024
• Standing in the long, narrow gallery at the Met is electrifying.
  — Sebastian Smee, Washington Post, 25 Mar. 2023
• Plus, guests will be wowed by electrifying sounds and beats from world-class acts in dance and house music.
  — Skyler Caruso, Peoplemag, 28 Mar. 2024
• That is bravado — the sort of bring-it-on bluster that electrifies a Trump rally.
  — Peter Baker, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2023
• Just don’t look for Ford to electrify the Super Duty in the near future.
  — Dallas News, 28 Sep. 2022
• This gives us the ability to start to electrify routes that are running on pavement in streets.
  — Kari Edison Watkins, The Conversation, 29 Nov. 2022
• In North America, on the other hand, less than 5% of rail routes are electrified.
  — Ben Jones, CNN, 18 Apr. 2023
• The feeling of the unknown — and the way the imagination can swirl with what could be — is electrifying.
  — Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 May 2024
• If your income is 80% of the median or lower, all of the costs to electrify the home will be covered.
  — Talis Shelbourne, Journal Sentinel, 10 Jan. 2023
• Petr Klima, who electrified Detroit Red Wings fans in the 1980s with his dazzling style, has died.
  — Helene St. James, Detroit Free Press, 4 May 2023
• The big three have electrified those big sellers, but there’s one small problem with the plan: People aren’t buying in.
  — Steve Dasilva / Jalopnik, Quartz, 1 Apr. 2024
• The first Bugatti electrified hypercar can reach a top speed of 248 mph.
  — Morgan Korn, ABC News, 20 June 2024
• The Clip literally clips to your bike and electrifies it.
  — Eric Bangeman, Ars Technica, 31 May 2024
• But even the Panamera is electrified, with the hybrid versions serving as the flagships once again.
  — Car and Driver, 22 Aug. 2023
• Toyota appears to be working overtime to make up ground in the race to electrify its lineup.
  — Eric Stafford, Car and Driver, 8 Apr. 2023
• Quincy Hall became the latest American to electrify Olympic track and field with an out-of-nowhere comeback Wednesday night, sprinting from far behind in the 400 meters to reel in three runners and capture the gold medal.
  — CBS News, 7 Aug. 2024

Last Updated: 17 Sep 2024