gentrify
verb
gen·tri·fy
ˈjen-trə-ˌfī 
gentrified; gentrifying
: to attempt or accomplish the gentrification of
gentrified a run-down section of the city
: to undergo gentrification
Examples of gentrify in a Sentence
As the neighborhood became gentrified, the people who had lived there for many years could no longer afford it.
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If Milan is modern Europe, some of the competition clusters outside the city, spread from Valtellina on the Swiss border in the north to Cortina d’Ampezzo, 27 miles south of the Austrian border, represent both the rustic and gentrifying Italy.
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Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2026
One paper examining children who received Medicaid benefits in New York City from 2009 to 2015 found no elevated rates of moving for those in gentrifying neighborhoods.
—Idrees Kahloon, The Atlantic, 29 Jan. 2026
The law has helped generations of New York’s broke-ish creative class stay put in rapidly gentrifying neighborhoods over the decades.
—Clio Chang, Curbed, 2 Dec. 2025
As Miami continues to grow and gentrify, her work ensures that equity and wellness grow with it.
—Miami Herald, 20 Nov. 2025
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Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2026
One paper examining children who received Medicaid benefits in New York City from 2009 to 2015 found no elevated rates of moving for those in gentrifying neighborhoods.
—Idrees Kahloon, The Atlantic, 29 Jan. 2026
The law has helped generations of New York’s broke-ish creative class stay put in rapidly gentrifying neighborhoods over the decades.
—Clio Chang, Curbed, 2 Dec. 2025
As Miami continues to grow and gentrify, her work ensures that equity and wellness grow with it.
—Miami Herald, 20 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for gentrify
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“Gentrify.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gentrify. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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