Example Sentences

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“It normalizes the experience without necessarily feminizing it.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

"Determining which specific compounds can change the hatchling sex ratios is important for developing strategies to prevent pollutants from further feminizing sea turtle populations," Dr van de Merwe added.

From Science Daily • Nov. 13, 2023

If they decide to move forward with a medical gender transition, they may take some combination of hormones—estrogen for feminizing effects or testosterone for masculinizing effects—to experience puberty that aligns with their gender.

From Scientific American • May 1, 2023

Asked about fairness at a news conference in Tokyo, the IOC’s medical and scientific director referenced the effects of feminizing hormone therapy.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 2, 2021

As the girl’s gender identity was firmly established as female at the time her condition was discovered, a decision to implement feminizing surgery along with corresponding hormonal treatments seems correct.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides