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.
  • 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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