Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Alice Waters was popularizing California cuisine in California.

From Salon • Apr. 27, 2023

A business journalist by trade, she was drawn to a burgeoning internet community that was popularizing new metrics in football.

From Washington Post • Feb. 9, 2023

He called on Lincoln, who was by then a Texas Tech staffer under coach Mike Leach, to help install the spread offense that Leach was popularizing down the road in Lubbock.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 8, 2023

Among Dr. Torg’s achievements was popularizing a quick and noninvasive test that had been conceived by a mentor, Dr. John W. Lachman, to diagnose a knee injury common to athletes: a torn anterior cruciate ligament.

From New York Times • Jan. 7, 2023

When Allen Iverson was popularizing cornrows, baggy shorts and tattoos in the N.B.A.,

From New York Times • Jun. 17, 2016