Example Sentences

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What it says about America: The steam-driven printing press meant that music was democratizing.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 1, 2026

Mobarak said that by selling virtual copies of the Kahlo drawing, which features a surreal parade of animalistic monsters, he was democratizing access to something that had been sitting in a vault.

From New York Times • Nov. 8, 2022

“For me one of the values I could add was democratizing access to news and information — I want more people to understand what’s going on at City Hall.”

From Seattle Times • Jan. 14, 2022

Initially, the exploration of Anglo-American sartorial traditions was democratizing and fun; it encouraged everyone, no matter their background, to claim a piece of “heritage.”

From The New Yorker • Nov. 12, 2015

On that issue, eBay’s Cook said that when Benjamin approached eBay as a potential partner in the sale, “What was important to him was democratizing access to these images. This was very important to everybody.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 28, 2015