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
  • If all the north poles swiveled upward, say, the chain would become magnetized.
    — Quanta Magazine, 12 Feb. 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
  • John wasn’t much at coming up with new melodies, but the words were magnetizing.
    — Robert Hilburn, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2020
  • 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
  • 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
  • This version of the Lucky Duck spinner has more durable plastic wings (compared to the old models) that are magnetized to lock into the body of the decoy.
    — Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 19 Dec. 2024
  • From that point on, the puck was magnetized to Vancouver’s defensive end.
    — Thomas Drance, The Athletic, 22 Feb. 2025
  • Placing a motor and magnetized wheel on a beefed-up swingarm adds to the suspension system's unsprung mass.
    — Michael Teo Van Runkle, Ars Technica, 9 July 2024
  • In addition to plain ol’ good looks, Sheridan has two things you just can’t learn as an actor: the kind of energy the camera seeks out, and eyes that magnetize it.
    — Rebecca Haithcoat, GQ, 28 Mar. 2018
  • The whole thing is magnetized, which helps each piece click together easily and keeps your knives secure.
    — Alaina Chou, Bon Appétit, 3 Mar. 2025
  • When the tip cools below its Curie point, it is magnetized by virtue of the field from the nearby movable magnet, which is then drawn to it, closing the switch and reapplying power.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 27 Oct. 2017
  • By exploiting the properties of this thread, the researchers were able to magnetize small sections of fabric.
    — Avery Thompson, Popular Mechanics, 3 Nov. 2017
  • Pulsars are the undead magnetized cores of massive stars that have met their end in a supernova.
    — Elizabeth Rayne, Ars Technica, 6 Oct. 2023
  • And now, Tom feels Dickie slipping away, magnetized instead to his old pal Freddie.
    — Hazlitt, 28 Feb. 2024
  • And at the top of the QB list, while every other name on the massive board was horizontally magnetized, four vertical QB nametags were at the top.
    — Peter King, SI.com, 30 Apr. 2018
  • The windings are magnetized by the charge and push against the stationary ring of magnets that surround it, forcing the armature assembly to spin.
    — Doug Mahoney, Popular Mechanics, 12 Jan. 2018
  • 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 expected, there’s the LCD screen and app that reports real time data, a remote that magnetizes to the device, and several modes.
    — Alida Nugent, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Jan. 2024
  • 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
  • The full-size packages, all of which have magnetized caps, are also refillable, and the refill cartridges are recyclable.
    — Samantha Conti, WWD, 15 Aug. 2024
  • The eyes are quickly magnetized by dense blue sapphire waves wallpapered high, and Thunberg—arms crossed, eyes alight—is peeking from backstage.
    — Jason Parham, Wired, 13 Dec. 2019
  • On the largest moving rig this show has ever had, inspired by F9, and played in pairs, teams will be tethered together on a moving truck and retrieve puzzle pieces magnetized on the walls.
    — Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 7 May 2020
  • 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
  • The movements are powered by a magnetic field that enables them to self-assemble and are programmed by varying the angle by which they are magnetized.
    — Alex Knapp, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
  • The charging port is magnetized and incredibly simple to use.
    — Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 19 Dec. 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
  • 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
  • Even the camera, which generally serves the story in as fluid and unshowy a way as possible, can’t help but be magnetized by the sheer dynamism of Foxx’s screen presence.
    — Justin Chang, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2023

Some of these examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'magnetize.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.

Last Updated: