Example Sentences

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The value of redeveloping Union Station is not in creating a “modern, vitalized facility” from scratch, as the renderings suggest.

From Washington Post • Jun. 23, 2022

The Financial Times’s Jackie Wullschlager countered, “Although neither definitive nor offering new insights, this show is a very good recapitulation of how Picasso as a god of forms vitalized portraiture after photography.”

From New York Times • Oct. 19, 2016

The rivalry and persistent competition between Jean-Baptiste’s kompa direct style and Sicot’s cadence rampa vitalized the Haitian music scene, inspiring a generation of young musicians to follow their example.

From Slate • Feb. 19, 2016

For many supporters, the thrill of electing him has faded, and the idealism that once vitalized them has given way to disillusionment.

From BusinessWeek • Jun. 14, 2012

My horror and fright went far beyond the paralyzing form; they ran a sort of madness into my blood and vitalized me into desperate instant action.

From International Short Stories English by Various