How to Use itemize in a Sentence

itemize

verb
  • North Carolina is one of the few states that does itemize the credits dished out in their state.
    John Sharp, al, 26 Mar. 2023
  • The only way, again, to write off gifts to charity is to itemize.
    Medora Lee, USA TODAY, 2 Dec. 2022
  • If the taxpayer does not itemize, then the losses will not be deductible.
    Hartford Courant, 7 Feb. 2023
  • Plus, filers now have to itemize their deductions to get this tax break.
    Becca Stanek, The Week, 16 Apr. 2023
  • Taxpayers would not have had to itemize to get the deduction.
    Kathleen Pender, SFChronicle.com, 14 Oct. 2019
  • Some people may still want to run through the exercise of deciding whether to itemize or not.
    CBS News, 17 Feb. 2020
  • This is an above-the-line exclusion from income, so the borrower does not need to itemize to claim the deduction.
    Mark Kantrowitz, Forbes, 23 May 2021
  • Food delivery apps must itemize all fees charged above the restaurant’s menu price and to pay tips given to drivers or the restaurant.
    Los Angeles Times, 30 Dec. 2021
  • That's no longer available for people, except for those who itemize.
    Raphael Romero Ruiz, The Arizona Republic, 24 Jan. 2023
  • Instead, the Breeders disappeared at their peak, for reasons that are easy to itemize — the drug abuse, the writer’s block, the fights, etc. — but hard to pin on one person.
    Geoff Edgers, Washington Post, 15 Sep. 2023
  • Some of the photos were also used prior to 2017, but how much the Trumps earned from them isn’t clear as it wasn’t itemized on the financial disclosure form.
    Jen Kirby, Vox, 2 July 2018
  • Most people — nearly nine out of 10 — claim the standard deduction and don't itemize.
    Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 11 Apr. 2022
  • Less than 15% of people filing returns itemize and the majority of them are well-off.
    Benjamin A. Priday, The Conversation, 22 May 2020
  • Campaigns do not need to itemize or provide receipts for expenses of less than $200.
    Alyce McFadden, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2023
  • With the concert business on pause, merchandise sales also fell by over 20% at the two majors that itemize those results.
    Glenn Peoples, Billboard, 13 Aug. 2020
  • You also can’t be claimed as a dependent or itemize your taxes, among other things.
    The Courier-Journal, 7 Jan. 2024
  • To make that case, their team has been working in Malaysian Borneo to itemize the exact cost of malaria, down to each hospital bed, and syringe that doctors use.
    National Geographic, 22 Nov. 2019
  • And, according to Aiden and Kurt, those fantasies include a very thorough itemized list of events starting with 6 p.m. photos.
    Shannon Carlin, refinery29.com, 10 May 2020
  • The ten zip codes shown above account for nearly 18% of all of California’s itemized donations this year so far.
    Ben Christopher, The Mercury News, 20 July 2019
  • What about those one in 10 taxpayers who do itemize their deductions?
    Julie Jason, Jd, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2021
  • The deduction is largely used by wealthy homeowners who itemize their deductions and live in states and cities with high taxes, which tend to be led by Democrats.
    New York Times, 2 Nov. 2021
  • Swabs were among the earliest expenses, according to the itemized list.
    Shruti Singh, Bloomberg.com, 10 May 2020
  • But the write off is for those who don’t itemize their deductions and must be made to a qualified organization.
    Chris Foran, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 12 Aug. 2021
  • The warrants charging Dulos and Troconis itemize several items found in the cans, but there is no mention of a knife or any other weapon.
    David Owens, courant.com, 3 Aug. 2019
  • But that didn't account for millions more that was passed out but listed under different categories that did not itemize the amounts that went to each sport.
    Eddie Pells, Star Tribune, 3 Aug. 2020
  • One, a film-appropriate holdover from the 1970s, itemized the flaws of each system component, down to the last superlaser tributary beam shaft.
    Michael Greshko, National Geographic, 1 Dec. 2019
  • As a result, the proportion of taxpayers who will itemize their deductions is expected to drop from about 30% to 10% or less.
    Liz Weston, latimes.com, 1 July 2018
  • But there are some notable changes for people taking the standard deduction, the vast majority, and for those who itemize.
    Russ Wiles, The Arizona Republic, 29 June 2020
  • But those who have a unique one-time expense, such as a large medical bill, can waive the standard deduction and itemize their expenses instead.
    Aidin Vaziri, San Francisco Chronicle, 16 Feb. 2023
  • Schools that followed the best practices would itemize direct and indirect costs in their price estimates and wouldn’t downplay that much of that aid is actually in the form of loans.
    Michelle Singletary, Washington Post, 7 Dec. 2022

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