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In Margaret Atwood’s 1985 novel, June has accepted this and internalized it, which is what ironically makes her story all the more crucial. — Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, "A Maddening Season Finale for The Handmaid’s Tale," 11 July 2018 When his career was first taking flight, Marc Cary spent roughly a dozen years as the pianist in Abbey Lincoln’s band, internalizing the musical philosophy, poetics and loose rhythmic phrasing of that venerated vocalist and composer. — New York Times, "13 Pop, Rock and Jazz Concerts to Check Out in NYC This Weekend," 8 Mar. 2018 As usual, Rebecca’s natural passive aggression towards Kate’s weight is noted by the nine-year-old, who at this point in her life chooses to internalize it rather than lash out. — Candice Frederick, Harper's BAZAAR, "This Is Us Season 2 Episode 11: The Pearsons Are Pushed to the Brink," 10 Jan. 2018 Give them a chance to think about the documents and internalize their meaning. — Carolyn Hax, The Seattle Times, "Ready to be estranged from sister," 28 Jan. 2019 Modeling healthy self-care can be helpful for our children to witness and internalize. — Marisa Lascala, Good Housekeeping, "Putting Your Family First Doesn’t Make You a Better Mom," 14 Jan. 2019 Stigler and those influenced by his work had very sophisticated ideas about how to audit and slowly take over the agencies by getting them to internalize [their] positions and critiques. — Alexander Zaitchik, The New Republic, "How Big Pharma Was Captured by the One Percent," 28 June 2018 As if the act of getting divorced isn't stressful enough, there's the issue of trying to internalize what feels like an entirely new language of legalese that's unavoidable during the process. — Jennifer Lance, Glamour, "Your Divorce Glossary: A-to-Z Terms You Need to Know," 26 Nov. 2018 Children and youth are socialized through everyday activities — conversations, stories, lessons, activities — and gradually begin to internalize their parent’s (or elder brother or uncle’s) values and priorities. — Julie Chernov Hwang, Washington Post, "New research shows why terrorists quit terrorism," 12 July 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'internalize.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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