How to Use glamorize in a Sentence

glamorize

verb
  • The movie was criticized for glamorizing crime and violence.
  • But that doesn’t mean Trap Muzik was meant to glamorize the streets.
    Caleb Catlin, Billboard, 14 Apr. 2023
  • This is not a series that glamorizes drug abuse in any way, shape or form.
    Susan Hornik, latimes.com, 6 June 2019
  • Our goal is not to glamorize it, but to try and humanize it.
    Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 1 June 2022
  • But the cover provided to the boots on the ground by naval vessels hasn't been quite as glamorized.
    Peter Dawson, Houston Chronicle, 6 June 2019
  • For now, its clunk is glamorized by celebrity iTunes playlists.
    Wired Staff, WIRED, 1 Apr. 2005
  • For better and worse, their splashy syncs glamorized the era’s violence and sleaze.
    The Editors, The Atlantic, 21 Oct. 2017
  • While the movies glamorized his brute strength, the real-world Green Berets are some of the most highly trained and skillful warriors on the planet.
    Josh Linkner, Detroit Free Press, 24 Sep. 2017
  • But nothing is glamorized, no one is exploited and, get this, no phones yet fit in a purse.
    Mark Kennedy, kansascity, 3 Aug. 2017
  • Guns are glamorized and fetishized in ways that are disturbing.
    John B. Snow, Outdoor Life, 2 Jan. 2020
  • Jaguar has often used racing both to improve its road cars and to glamorize them.
    Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 20 June 2019
  • Though subtle, the simple upgrades went a long way in glamorizing the room.
    Lindsey Desimone, ELLE Decor, 31 July 2015
  • Films glamorize heroes who don’t feel anything but anger or fear — and who then find ways to make the anger dominant.
    Noah Berlatsky, The Verge, 24 Oct. 2018
  • He was also disturbed by how pop culture glamorized gang and prison life.
    Pam Kragen, sandiegouniontribune.com, 2 Apr. 2018
  • And while the trailer teases plenty of fun and shenanigans, Kiwi and the rest of the team were mindful about not glamorizing shoplifting.
    Gabe Bergado, Teen Vogue, 30 May 2019
  • Others complained that the pictures seemed to glamorize war.
    Tiffany Ap, Quartz, 29 July 2022
  • The gizmo of tubes, coils and wiring looks like something from Dr. Frankenstein’s lab, useful for glamorizing the monster’s bride.
    Christopher Knight, latimes.com, 8 Mar. 2018
  • Spencer’s many, many haters shared the video, gloating, and even mainstream outlets glamorized the assault by distributing remixes of the footage.
    Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 14 May 2017
  • And headlines swirling around the internet about her weight loss helped to glamorize the speedy transformation.
    Sara M Moniuszko, USA TODAY, 3 May 2022
  • Just the fact of putting a person on television almost de facto glamorizes them.
    Darren Franich, EW.com, 13 Dec. 2019
  • Namath was one of the first to truly glamorize the role of quarterback, not just in football but in mainstream America.
    The Si Staff, SI.com, 28 Aug. 2019
  • While a glimpse into the logistics of war might mesmerize and disturb in equal measures, the guides are careful not to glamorize the conflict.
    Steph Dyson, CNN, 28 Sep. 2021
  • Monochrome—like the mausoleum-gray former Berlin Wall, which kids in West Berlin glamorized with graffiti.
    Peter Schjeldahl, The New Yorker, 16 Dec. 2019
  • Playing in New York City, Huff would help glamorize the position, thriving on smarts and vision in a system that funneled plays his way.
    Mark Mravic, SI.com, 19 July 2017
  • Chance is right that pop often glamorizes hookups, but the truth is that the superstar tier has been downright domestic lately.
    Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 30 July 2019
  • Typically short and riddled with typos, the e-mails glamorized Smith's new vagabond life.
    James Vlahos, GQ, 18 Apr. 2018
  • Some mental health advocates say the show glamorized suicide, and many U.S. schools sent parents warning letters about the show.
    Detroit Free Press, 31 July 2017
  • Remember, Hunter Thompson had glamorized the Angels in his books.
    Leah Garchik, SFChronicle.com, 10 June 2019
  • And, per their sentencing memorandum, it has been glamorized by rappers as a way for young people to get high.
    Christina Hall, Detroit Free Press, 17 Jan. 2024
  • But probably none of the Depression-era gangsters were as famous -- or as glamorized - as Bonnie and Floyd.
    Melinda Morris, NOLA.com, 23 May 2018

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