How to Use mobilize in a Sentence
mobilize
verb- They couldn't mobilize enough support to pass the new law.
- The government had to mobilize the army quickly.
- They have the ability to mobilize quickly.
- Several groups have mobilized to oppose the proposed new law.
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Since the start of the war in Gaza, Taj said their teams have mobilized to try to meet the desperate need for aid.
— Monica Haider, CNN, 11 Mar. 2024 -
The United States should mobilize to prevent famine across the Horn.
— Johnnie Carson, Foreign Affairs, 19 July 2024 -
In the recent election, the PML-N did little to mobilize its own base.
— Sarah Khan, Foreign Affairs, 5 Mar. 2024 -
Milwaukee mobilized — at least as far as the food store.
— Chris Foran, Journal Sentinel, 12 Jan. 2024 -
Biden has leaned on Whitmer to mobilize voters on his behalf in the swing state of Michigan.
— Laura Gersony, The Arizona Republic, 4 Apr. 2024 -
Trump on the ballot in 2024 almost surely would once again mobilize the voters Democrats need.
— David Lautersenior Editor, Los Angeles Times, 20 Jan. 2023 -
Renters facing displacement from such projects say that timetable leaves them with less time to mobilize — or fight back.
— David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2024 -
There’s a lot of ill will over AI search’s mistakes and missteps and critics are mobilizing en masse.
— Adam Clark Estes, Vox, 29 June 2024 -
The experts assumed that this would soon change, and that they’d be mobilized in a hot war against malevolent fakers.
— Daniel Immerwahr, The New Yorker, 13 Nov. 2023 -
In Texas, Black mothers mobilized to push back against book bans in their children’s school districts.
— Taylor Crumpton, Essence, 26 July 2023 -
Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu vowed on Oct. 28 that no more would be mobilized in the near future.
— Yuliya Talmazan, NBC News, 12 Apr. 2023 -
Then, once serving in the military, they can later be mobilized – or called up to fight – by the government.
— Xiaofei Xu, CNN, 2 Apr. 2024 -
The footage mobilized a sport once considered the exclusive province of white kids.
— Josh Peter, USA TODAY, 8 Mar. 2023 -
Launch team: Super fans can be mobilized to promote your IP and reach a wider audience.
— Kary Oberbrunner, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024 -
The Israel Defense Forces began to mobilize troops on Oct. 7 — but without trains or buses available to transfer them to the south.
— Shira Rubin, Washington Post, 14 Oct. 2023 -
NBC News is reporting on the efforts to mobilize Latino voters ahead of next week’s runoff.
— Ben Kamisar, NBC News, 2 Dec. 2022 -
Men from rural areas are far more likely to be mobilized than those from major cities.
— Timothy Frye, Foreign Affairs, 25 Mar. 2024 -
In turn, the opposition will be able to mobilize more street power in response.
— Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Foreign Affairs, 14 June 2024 -
Our thoughts are with them as well as their families and the emergency services mobilized.
— Tracey Harrington McCoy, Peoplemag, 8 June 2023 -
The unit mobilized in September of that year to train and finally deployed in July 2006.
— Max Thornberry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 8 Aug. 2024 -
In many places, troops have been deployed to quell the unrest, and services like Twitter and Google have been blocked to stop protesters from mobilizing.
— Hasan Ali, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 May 2023 -
Fans of Peggy and Molly are now mobilizing to get the pair reunited.
— Annabelle Timsit, Washington Post, 28 Mar. 2024 -
If Democrats fail to engage and mobilize Latino voters, the Party could get left behind.
— Geraldo Cadava, The New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2024 -
Many civil society and women’s groups have mobilized against the law, protesting on the streets of Baghdad and other cities across the country.
— Anna Gordon, TIME, 16 Aug. 2024 -
Since learning that Owyhee could close, parents have mobilized.
— Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 8 May 2024 -
Washington’s trip is aimed at mobilizing Black voters, the Harris campaign said.
— Stephanie Murray, The Arizona Republic, 5 Oct. 2024
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