How to Use equalize in a Sentence

equalize

verb

• They are hoping to equalize pay for workers with similar jobs.
• Educational opportunities have not yet equalized.
• The Courage failed to equalize in the waning moments of the game.
  — Mitchell Northam, orlandosentinel.com, 22 May 2021
• The first equalizes the bad luck we’re born with; the second, the bad luck that finds us as adults.
  — Joshua Rothman, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2020
• Both assists were on goals that, at the time, equalized the match.
  — Jordan Culver, Pro Soccer USA, 23 May 2018
• But a mistake in the 77th minute gave the Pigeons the chance to equalize from the penalty spot.
  — Julia Poe, orlandosentinel.com, 9 May 2021
• That put the Courage up 3-1 10 minutes after the Pride had equalized the match.
  — Jordan Culver, Pro Soccer USA, 23 May 2018
• In the 28th minute, Jonathan Lewis slotted home a shot from just inside the box to equalize.
  — Jarrid Denney For The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive.com, 14 July 2019
• The only way to equalize all speech would be to forbid all of it.
  — Joe Lonsdale, National Review, 12 Aug. 2019
• Magnus Rasmussen scored off his left foot in the box to equalize the game.
  — Courier Journal, The Courier-Journal, 14 July 2019
• Forward Kealia Ohai attempted to equalize the match near the end of the half.
  — Arianna Vedia, Houston Chronicle, 2 Aug. 2019
• The host then equalized in the 83rd minute courtesy of Andri Guðjohnsen to set up a frantic end to the game.
  — Ben Church, CNN, 15 Oct. 2024
• But the team couldn’t net the equalizing goal, notching its 12th loss of the season.
  — Julia Poe, Pro Soccer USA, 26 Aug. 2019
• Sam Kerr scored the only goal for Australia, equalizing the match in the 63rd minute.
  — Scooby Axson, USA TODAY, 19 Aug. 2023
• Pre-K is the best place to invest to equalize outcomes.
  — Anchorage Daily News, 14 Mar. 2021
• Norway had a chance to equalize in the 81st, but Tuva Hansen hit the crossbar.
  — Nancy Armour, USA TODAY, 20 July 2023
• Charlotte did make a run in the second half to equalize the game, and had three chances combined in the 60th and 63rd minutes.
  — Cheryl Wray, al, 27 July 2019
• The goals for Gotham came in quick succession in the first half and Bay never could equalize.
  — Staff and Wire Reports, The Mercury News, 25 May 2024
• Waukesha West equalized in the 59th minute on a shot from 25 yards out by Erich Vaughan.
  — Andrew Gruman, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 2 Nov. 2017
• In the fourth minute, Kevaughn Frater left booted the ball on the hop into the net to equalize and force extra time.
  — Jake Shapiro, The Denver Post, 12 June 2019
• The players struck a contract that equalized pay last year.
  — Anne M. Peterson, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 July 2023
• Center forward Julio Tavares scored the winner in the first half, and Nantes missed late chances to equalize.
  — USA TODAY, 28 Oct. 2017
• But Speas and Starikov, thrusted into the fray, linked up to equalize for the hosts shortly thereafter in the 62nd.
  — Kevin Johnston, Indianapolis Star, 7 July 2018
• Either can make your ears pop and equalize the pressure.
  — Julie Stewart, Men's Health, 26 July 2022
• Gabriel Torres’ equalizing strike in the 52nd minute did not cross the line and should not have been given.
  — Martin Rogers, USA TODAY, 11 Oct. 2017
• The Americans led 2-1 with less than a minute to go, but saw the Slovakians equalize in the final minute.
  — Jace Evans, USA TODAY, 16 Feb. 2022
• The Wolf Pack equalized at 13:55, on captain Joe Whitney's ninth goal of the season.
  — courant.com, 15 Jan. 2018
• Jennifer Hermoso equalizes for Spain in the ninth minute.
  — Kevin Baxter, latimes.com, 24 June 2019
• The Czechs even opened the scoring in the first leg through her, but Portugal equalized early on in the second half.
  — Neel Shelat, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
• To equalize this, excess summer hydropower is harnessed to mine green bitcoins that are cashed in to buy back electricity from India when rivers are driest.
  — By Charlie Campbell/gelephu, Bhutan, TIME, 16 Jan. 2025

Last Updated: 18 Feb 2025