How to Use modernization in a Sentence

modernization

noun

• One sequence in the film tells the story of L.A. in the Roaring ’20s and the rush to modernization.
  — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 9 Nov. 2022
• The capsule is a modernization of vintage looks from the ‘70s and ‘90s.
  — Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 7 Nov. 2023
• Part of the modernization of tennis style has to do with how pieces like the preppy sweater are styled.
  — Kerry Pieri, Harper's BAZAAR, 28 July 2022
• There was no need, from my point of view anyway, for any sort of modernization.
  — Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 26 Oct. 2023
• There was no need, from my point of view anyway, for any sort of modernization.
  — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 2 Oct. 2024
• All the things that require modernization in any home, are.
  — Isiah Magsino, Town & Country, 25 July 2023
• The grant will help fund the modernization of the school’s science learning spaces.
  — baltimoresun.com, 11 Mar. 2022
• Charles waited longer than any other heir to take the throne and in many ways embodies the modernization of the monarchy.
  — Danica Kirka, BostonGlobe.com, 20 Sep. 2022
• While male CEOs still run much of the industry, the sector in need of modernization seems to be turning to women for that task.
  — Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 1 Aug. 2023
• But with the modernization of home plumbing and heating, black widow bites are now rare.
  — Tim MacWelch, Outdoor Life, 3 May 2023
• The bourgeoisie wanted modernization, and Cologne would have to grow to stay a trading center.
  — John Ganz, Harper's Magazine, 22 May 2024
• The backdrop is a tiny town on the edge of the Gobi Desert, a place of uneasy modernization, but the dynamics at play are universal.
  — Matt Brennan, Los Angeles Times, 25 May 2024
• Putin’s decade-long military modernization drive looks less like a game-changer and more like a ruse.
  — Daniel Depetris, National Review, 23 Mar. 2022
• In the coming months, the council will decide whether to push ahead with an expensive modernization of the city’s Convention Center in the run-up to the Games.
  — David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 28 May 2024
• Its guns and launchers were too few in number—and hurting for modernization.
  — David Axe, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2023
• The Washoe County School District, meanwhile, is in the midst of a five- to 10-year facilities modernization plan.
  — Jackie Valley, The Christian Science Monitor, 15 Feb. 2023
• The sheriff last week sought and received approval from the Board of Supervisors to proceed with the modernization plan.
  — Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Nov. 2023
• This is paired with the modernization of IDB Invest, a separate financing arm of the bank that works with investors.
  — Mary Anastasia O’Grady, WSJ, 8 May 2022
• Critics say the tech modernization effort hasn’t gone as planned.
  — Suman Bhattacharyya, WSJ, 4 Mar. 2022
• The strain on the U.S. travel system would lead to more flight delays, longer screening lines and holdups in air travel modernization, according to the group.
  — Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 26 Sep. 2023
• Russia has the largest inventory of nuclear weapons in the world, but many are in need of modernization.
  — Michael R. Gordon, WSJ, 25 Mar. 2022
• The loudest opponents of this modernization plan have claimed the Marines will become less lethal, but Ukraine proves the opposite.
  — Mike Gallagher, WSJ, 30 May 2022
• Although the inn has undergone quite a bit of modernization and upkeep over the centuries, the main attractions have not changed.
  — Andrea Romano, Travel + Leisure, 19 May 2024
• As part of the modernization and reopening of Concourse B, the airport purchased more than 60 pieces from local artists.
  — Corinne S Kennedy, USA TODAY, 22 Mar. 2022
• Banks have two options throughout the rest of this decade: Core replacement or core modernization.
  — Ron Shevlin, Forbes, 17 July 2023
• This choice reflects a long-overdue modernization in the hiring and payment of hourly workers.
  — Daniel Altman, WSJ, 8 Feb. 2022
• But all too often, this causes supply chain modernization to fall by the wayside.
  — Kate Vitasek, Forbes, 13 Sep. 2024
• Gibbons plans on addressing those code issues as part of a much bigger modernization project, the one that could begin in 2027.
  — Jon Chesto, BostonGlobe.com, 12 Feb. 2023
• Moriyama capturing changes in postwar Japan and the effects of modernization on the nation’s culture.
  — Karen K. Ho, ARTnews.com, 23 Oct. 2024
• This fleet modernization would have already been contributing towards the aviation industry’s goal of cutting carbon emissions to net zero by 2050.
  — Brian Foley, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 17 Nov 2024