How to Use electrify in a Sentence
electrify
verb- The news electrified the nation.
- Many of the rural areas still aren't electrified.
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She was electrified all over again.
—Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 8 Aug. 2025
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In new homes, this means that electrifying things can make a lot of sense.
—Hillary Chura, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 May 2023
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Irlinger even says there will be electrified M cars in the years to come.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 19 Dec. 2017
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Killins’ run was like a bolt of lightning that electrified the crowd and charged up the offense.
—Matt Murschel, OrlandoSentinel.com, 30 Sep. 2017
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The third-year running back has electrified the league one-third of the way through the season.
—Steve Reed, The Denver Post, 17 Oct. 2019
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The sights and sounds were electrifying.
—Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 15 Apr. 2026
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Ford's truck future may be electrified, but not all electric.
—Eileen Falkenberg-Hull, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Aug. 2025
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And yet, there was something electrifying about the film, too.
—Samantha Allen, Them., 7 Oct. 2025
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Plus, guests will be wowed by electrifying sounds and beats from world-class acts in dance and house music.
—Skyler Caruso, Peoplemag, 28 Mar. 2024
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As the push to electrify society gains speed, heat pumps are ready to play a central role.
—Robert Brecha, Quartz, 28 June 2021
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The first quarter was electrifying with four lead changes and plenty of big plays.
—Jim Lindgren, sandiegouniontribune.com, 17 Dec. 2017
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Does the thought of a new Young Frankenstein, um, electrify you?
—Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 25 June 2025
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The former five-star recruit has to find that electrifying form again.
—Cameron Teague Robinson, New York Times, 22 May 2026
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First, Zumwinkle electrified the crowd her ninth goal of the season.
—Theodore Tollefson, Twin Cities, 19 Mar. 2026
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The man who once electrified golf fans around the world is picking up the pieces from yet another mess he’s made.
—Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 28 Mar. 2026
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The man who once electrified golf fans around the world is picking up the pieces from yet another mess he’s made.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 30 Mar. 2026
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Hertz plans to electrify a quarter of its rental car fleet by the end of 2024.
—BostonGlobe.com, 27 Sep. 2022
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Everything will come to light by the end of the month when two major events electrify the cosmos.
—Aliza Kelly Faragher, Allure, 30 Sep. 2018
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This gives us the ability to start to electrify routes that are running on pavement in streets.
—Kari Edison Watkins, The Conversation, 29 Nov. 2022
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Tagg is a new guy coming in, electrifying the kids and refreshing the air around there.
—Safid Deen, OrlandoSentinel.com, 8 Apr. 2018
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Few rookies have electrified a team and the league as much as Kamara this year.
—Katherine Sayre, NOLA.com, 13 Dec. 2017
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Turnstile — in the midst of their breakout year — electrified the airwaves.
—Audrey Gibbs, Nashville Tennessean, 16 Sep. 2025
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As the song’s electrifying outro kicks up, Lipa takes to the floor on her own once again.
—Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 9 Nov. 2023
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His play has electrified this franchise in a big way and helps make up for the fact that this team doesn’t have an elite first-line center.
—Shayna Goldman, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
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It's been throwing electricity in things that didn't come off the line electrified in the first place for years.
—Alex Goy, Ars Technica, 2 Mar. 2025
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What electrifies Mizener even more is the future of the program.
—Shelby Dermer, Cincinnati.com, 21 Feb. 2020
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Standing in the long, narrow gallery at the Met is electrifying.
—Sebastian Smee, Washington Post, 25 Mar. 2023
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The Italian Elvis crooned and grooved on stage, electrifying the dance floor for young and old alike.
—Elise Taylor, Vogue, 4 Apr. 2019
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