How to Use localize in a Sentence

localize

verb

• The computer technician was able to localize the fault quickly.
• Doctors are trying to localize the infection by using antibiotics.
• But as time went on, the area of the soreness shrunk and localized.
  — Jacqueline Andriakos, SELF, 16 Oct. 2018
• The imaging tests showed that the cancer was localized to my colon and hadn’t spread to other parts of my body.
  — Julia Ries, SELF, 11 Mar. 2024
• Use short, direct puffs of carb cleaner to localize the leak.
  — Mike Allen, Popular Mechanics, 2 Oct. 2020
• Even if it is localized to the forearm, Hill is likely to be on the IL more than the minimum 10 days.
  — Michael Beller, SI.com, 20 June 2019
• The pain may be localized or radiate to other parts of the body, such as the buttocks, legs, or arms.
  — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 25 June 2023
• The rules of physics would still apply within the bubble, but the ship would be localized outside of space.
  — David Grossman, Popular Mechanics, 26 Sep. 2019
• Yes, but the cancer has to be localized to the pancreas itself, and hasn’t spread to any other organ.
  — Kristen Jordan Shamus, Detroit Free Press, 16 Aug. 2019
• Here’s how the fast-food chain crafts its unique global menus and why localizing them is key to its success.
  — Heather Haddon, WSJ, 27 July 2023
• Ehler localizes with a Dutch crunch bun, a smear of ginger-scallion mayo and black pepper sauce.
  — Soleil Ho, SFChronicle.com, 30 Jan. 2020
• It can be localized (confined to one area) or diffuse (spread out).
  — Jenny Sweigard, Verywell Health, 5 Mar. 2024
• Many will start their post’s title with their state name, to help localize the discussion.
  — Washington Post, 21 Aug. 2020
• The confusion doesn’t seem to be localized to just Oregon.
  — Nikstreng, oregonlive, 19 July 2023
• This meant that the team had to first localize it from English to Portuguese and then from Portuguese to the two indigenous languages.
  — Carolina Milanesi, Forbes, 27 May 2021
• Most of the time, symptoms of beestings are minor and localized, involving burning pain and itching at the site of the sting, along with a red welt and slight swelling in that area.
  — Mayo Clinic Q & A, chicagotribune.com, 21 Nov. 2019
• All the particles in a large system will be entangled with each other, so that when just one of them localizes in space, the rest are brought along for the ride.
  — Quanta Magazine, 9 Sep. 2019
• Research suggests that if caught early while the colon cancer is still localized, the five-year survival rate is around 90%.
  — Reynolds Lewis, NBC News, 4 Mar. 2023
• But Lentink and his colleagues are working on a way for the robot to localize a branch, calculate how to approach it, and make the landing on its own.
  — Matt Simon, Wired, 1 Dec. 2021
• The loud and fun camp environment helps the kids learn to localize sound and recognize their friends’ voices.
  — Dallas News, 5 Aug. 2022
• In an injectable form, this acid has localized effects of weight loss and reducing the amount of fat cells in specific areas of the body.
  — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 18 Sep. 2023
• Point is, if your pain is localized to one part of your abdomen, that could hint at something going on with a certain organ in there.
  — Cassie Shortsleeve, SELF, 16 Feb. 2019
• Back in 2014, when Russia took over Crimea and parts of the eastern regions of Donetsk and Luhansk, the violence was localized.
  — Polina Lytvynova, NPR, 25 Feb. 2024
• Storm total rainfall amounts may reach up to 6 to 8 inches in localized by Monday.
  — Roger Simmons, OrlandoSentinel.com, 27 May 2018
• For patients with Crohn’s, it’s typically localized to the lower, right side of the abdomen.
  — Women's Health, 22 Mar. 2023
• Jackbox Games has released a free update that localizes the games in its Party Pack 9 bundle.
  — Mitchell Clark, The Verge, 28 Feb. 2023
• This led researchers to localize addiction to certain regions of the brain.
  — Conor Feehly, Discover Magazine, 30 June 2022
• In his view, this would work only when stresses are highly localized rather than systemic.
  — Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 31 Mar. 2023
• These transcription factors did not localize to euchromatin, the part of the genome where most genes are located.
  — Quanta Magazine, 16 Nov. 2020
• Steep terrain around the Ohio River may be susceptible to some quick runoff and localized flooding through the morning.
  — Sarah Brookbank, Cincinnati.com, 30 July 2019

Last Updated: 28 May 2024