How to Use vocalize in a Sentence

vocalize

verb
  • The male bird vocalizes to attract a mate.
  • Will the primates vocalize and try to take a peek at the eclipse?
    The Indianapolis Star, 8 Apr. 2024
  • There’s no need to be ashamed in vocalizing your wants and/or needs.
    Amanda Ogle, StyleCaster, 14 June 2024
  • For hours, Giles remembered, the whales breached and vocalized, slapping their fins and flukes against the water.
    Caitlin Gibson, Washington Post, 5 Dec. 2023
  • The wolverine can be heard vocalizing as the two scuffle.
    Laurel Andrews, Anchorage Daily News, 20 June 2018
  • Díaz López’s research team found very close friends didn’t vocalize as much with each other.
    Jaimie Seaton, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 June 2024
  • Users press a button on the earbuds, speak in their native language, and the phone vocalizes the translation.
    Eoin O'Carroll, The Christian Science Monitor, 24 Dec. 2017
  • Some are worried their child is taking too long to learn to walk, to grab objects, to vocalize using words.
    USA Today, 15 June 2022
  • Wade vocalized a range of sounds, her voice rising steadily.
    David Kelly, latimes.com, 18 Sep. 2017
  • Then once again, Tom Waits’ kids probably hear plenty enough of that kind of vocalizing from the old man.
    Bart Bull, Spin, 8 Aug. 2023
  • There are many animals on the planet that vocalize in ways that sound like laughter.
    Mike Wehner, BGR, 17 May 2021
  • Latto isn't the first female artist to vocalize feeling pressured to change her body.
    Giana Levy, refinery29.com, 5 July 2024
  • All parents really need, Lamb said, is a willingness to share and the courage to vocalize in front of others.
    Zachary Lewis, cleveland, 15 Sep. 2020
  • Anytime a star player is traded or joins a new team, sports fans are quick to vocalize their opinions.
    Michael McGough, sacbee, 10 Mar. 2018
  • The first step in manifesting your dreams or desires is to vocalize them.
    Tamara Fuentes, Seventeen, 13 Nov. 2019
  • After all, the fossil record shows that creatures such as whales have been vocalizing for tens of millions of years.
    Lois Parshley, Scientific American, 19 Sep. 2023
  • Early birders have the best chance of catching a lot of activity, as many species begin to vocalize and feed to greet the day.
    The New York Times Elaine Chen Emily Anthes, New York Times, 18 May 2023
  • Young gibbons spend many years learning to vocalize like adults.
    Elizabeth Preston, Discover Magazine, 14 Aug. 2013
  • My mom raised me to defend myself and vocalize my feelings.
    Women's Health, 28 Mar. 2023
  • The team doesn’t vocalize winning a state championship as its goal; that’s just implied.
    Logan Stanley, The Arizona Republic, 10 Jan. 2024
  • His nickname was a common term back then for someone who could not speak, although Hoy could vocalize a bit.
    Jeff Suess, The Enquirer, 10 Apr. 2022
  • Some of the scenes also fall flat, as when the ensemble vocalizes sound effects (tshik-tshik-tshik goes the whisk, and so on) while Babette prepares her feast.
    Elisabeth Vincentelli, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2018
  • Wolf isn't actually the first to vocalize this idea; none other than Trump himself has done so, too.
    Aaron Blake, Washington Post, 30 Apr. 2018
  • Keep vocalizing your emotions but be sure to disarm during the week.
    Colin Bedell, Cosmopolitan, 25 Feb. 2018
  • When keepers entered his den to fetch him for another brief exam, Thompson said, the sound of the door prompted him to vocalize.
    Washington Post, 17 Oct. 2020
  • As the boat made its way back to land, the heads started vocalizing, making what Ronje describes as gurgling grunts.
    Michael Greshko, National Geographic, 18 July 2017
  • If the second bird left the screen, the vocalizing bird would quickly ring a bell, which the caretakers interpreted as the bird asking his friend to return to the screen.
    Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 2 May 2024
  • Working alone or in groups, the whales may also vocalize to further confuse their quarry.
    National Geographic, 5 May 2016
  • Dogs from ancient breeds were more likely to vocalize or howl than domestic dog breeds.
    Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 11 Sep. 2023
  • Hu said his family members express support through acts of service, rather than by vocalizing it.
    Jiselle Lee, Washington Post, 1 Aug. 2024

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