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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But the 20% threshold applies only to downtown and heavily gentrifying areas.
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Yunus Emre Tozal, Chicago Tribune, 8 May 2026
In the nation’s fastest-gentrifying city, Black DC refuses quiet erasure.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 6 May 2026
In an ever-gentrifying city and neighborhood, places like these that preserve Catalan cuisine and culture become even more precious and important.
—Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 May 2026
Some accuse the family of gentrifying the town, or treating it like a kind of feudal society.
—Jessica Mathews, Fortune, 3 Apr. 2026
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Yunus Emre Tozal, Chicago Tribune, 8 May 2026
In the nation’s fastest-gentrifying city, Black DC refuses quiet erasure.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 6 May 2026
In an ever-gentrifying city and neighborhood, places like these that preserve Catalan cuisine and culture become even more precious and important.
—Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 May 2026
Some accuse the family of gentrifying the town, or treating it like a kind of feudal society.
—Jessica Mathews, Fortune, 3 Apr. 2026
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 May. 2026.
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