How to Use magnetize in a Sentence

magnetize

verb
  • Her performance magnetized the audience.
  • All three of the drivers are magnetized too, so that the bits stay put when in use.
    — Paul Ridden, New Atlas, 24 Dec. 2024
  • That’s what magnetizes me back to the theater.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 8 June 2026
  • John wasn’t much at coming up with new melodies, but the words were magnetizing.
    — Robert Hilburn, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2020
  • If all the north poles swiveled upward, say, the chain would become magnetized.
    — Quanta Magazine, 12 Feb. 2025
  • If the spins are a mix of up and down, the material is not magnetized.
    — Peter McMahon, IEEE Spectrum, 27 Nov. 2018
  • Lead with integrity and magnetize your soul fam.
    — Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Think of a time when you’ve been filled up from the inside out and just magnetized an object of desire.
    — Bess Matassa, Teen Vogue, 27 Apr. 2018
  • If all the spins point up, the material is magnetized.
    — Peter McMahon, IEEE Spectrum, 27 Nov. 2018
  • Style has a logic that magnetizes itself to its subjects, which then, in turn, absorb the style.
    — Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 1 Mar. 2023
  • Their zone will probably make an appearance at some point, with two at the top magnetized to Ant.
    — Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 17 Apr. 2026
  • The whole thing is magnetized, which helps each piece click together easily and keeps your knives secure.
    — Alaina Chou, Bon Appétit, 3 Mar. 2025
  • The warmers are magnetized and stick together for easy storage and come with a pouch and charging cable.
    — Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 20 Dec. 2025
  • From that point on, the puck was magnetized to Vancouver’s defensive end.
    — Thomas Drance, The Athletic, 22 Feb. 2025
  • As with most Dysons, the remote (which is magnetized to stay put on the device’s top) or app can be used to control the machine.
    — Alida Nugent, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Jan. 2024
  • This means your ability to magnetize things is amazing and unimaginable.
    — Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 16 Apr. 2026
  • Everyone was magnetized to her.
    — Katie Gavin, Time, 8 May 2026
  • The charging port is magnetized and incredibly simple to use.
    — Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 19 Dec. 2024
  • Still, the three continue to magnetize misfortune, to others as well as themselves.
    — Dennis Harvey, Variety, 12 Nov. 2025
  • By exploiting the properties of this thread, the researchers were able to magnetize small sections of fabric.
    — Avery Thompson, Popular Mechanics, 3 Nov. 2017
  • The containers even magnetize together, so they won’t get lost inside larger bags.
    — Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 15 Mar. 2026
  • Arnett tends to angle toward Dern as if Alex is forever magnetized by his wife.
    — Carla Meyer, San Francisco Chronicle, 22 Dec. 2025
  • Everything is securely magnetized together, and there's no clear alcove to stick a finger in to pry the case open.
    — Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, 28 Apr. 2023
  • He bare-knuckle punches with a split-second intensity that magnetizes the camera to his every move.
    — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 26 Apr. 2024
  • The direction of these spins determines whether a material is magnetized or not.
    — Peter McMahon, IEEE Spectrum, 27 Nov. 2018
  • Whether any of their creations transcend gee-whizzery and prove powerful enough to magnetize deeper meanings to it will become clearer with time.
    — Sebastian Smee, Washington Post, 15 Feb. 2023
  • And now, Tom feels Dickie slipping away, magnetized instead to his old pal Freddie.
    — Hazlitt, 28 Feb. 2024
  • Dinner smells from the lodge windows magnetize the bears, which, tourists complain, come begging for food rather than exhibit wild behavior.
    — Michael Engelhard, Smithsonian, 27 Feb. 2017
  • Lapid, his camera magnetized by the human body whether in motion or at rest, confronts you with Yoav’s nakedness early and often.
    — Justin Chang, chicagotribune.com, 5 Dec. 2019
  • As well as this, the southern highlands are ancient, cratered and magnetized, dating back to a time when Mars had a global magnetic field.
    — Kristen Waggoner, Newsweek, 21 Jan. 2025

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