How to Use itemize in a Sentence
itemize
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Airbnb rental costs are itemized.
—Justin Wingerter, Denver Post, 23 Sep. 2025
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The qualities itemized above are not all faults.
—David Frum, The Atlantic, 3 Jan. 2026
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There are many more thrills in this production, which there just isn’t room to itemize.
—Joshua Kosman, San Francisco Chronicle, 15 Nov. 2025
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The only way, again, to write off gifts to charity is to itemize.
—Medora Lee, USA TODAY, 2 Dec. 2022
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Plus, filers now have to itemize their deductions to get this tax break.
—Becca Stanek, The Week, 16 Apr. 2023
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To itemize, your deductions would need to be higher than that amount.
—Liz Weston, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2024
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That's no longer available for people, except for those who itemize.
—Raphael Romero Ruiz, The Arizona Republic, 24 Jan. 2023
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The key to unlocking these tax breaks is to be able to itemize deductions.
—Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 5 Apr. 2018
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The biggest change is a new above-the-line deduction for people who do not itemize.
—Jennifer Horton, Nashville Tennessean, 25 Nov. 2025
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The new tax break will be available even to people who don’t itemize deductions.
—Danny Bakst, Fortune, 13 July 2025
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If the taxpayer does not itemize, then the losses will not be deductible.
—Hartford Courant, 7 Feb. 2023
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Any such plan may not affect taxpayers who don’t itemize their tax returns.
—Ronald J. Hansen, The Arizona Republic, 14 Oct. 2024
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North Carolina is one of the few states that does itemize the credits dished out in their state.
—John Sharp, al, 26 Mar. 2023
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Taxpayers would not have had to itemize to get the deduction.
—Kathleen Pender, SFChronicle.com, 14 Oct. 2019
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High earners tend to itemize rather than take the standard deduction.
—Michael McCann and Robert Raiola, SI.com, 25 Jan. 2018
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Some people may still want to run through the exercise of deciding whether to itemize or not.
—CBS News, 17 Feb. 2020
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You also can’t be claimed as a dependent or itemize your taxes, among other things.
—The Courier-Journal, 7 Jan. 2024
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You also can’t be claimed as a dependent or itemize your taxes, among other things.
—The Courier-Journal, 7 Jan. 2024
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What about those one in 10 taxpayers who do itemize their deductions?
—Julie Jason, Jd, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2021
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In other cases, consumers get a single bill itemized with charges from the health care provider and the hospital.
—Ken Alltucker, USA Today, 1 Feb. 2026
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Two major changes for those who itemize deductions start in 2026.
—Medora Lee, USA Today, 25 Oct. 2025
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Two major changes for those who itemize deductions start in 2026.
—Medora Lee, USA Today, 23 Dec. 2025
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If one spouse itemizes deductions, the other must also itemize.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
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Food delivery apps must itemize all fees charged above the restaurant’s menu price and to pay tips given to drivers or the restaurant.
—Los Angeles Times, 30 Dec. 2021
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The issue of credit card expenses not being itemized has been contentious in other states as well.
—Paul Egan, Detroit Free Press, 29 Oct. 2017
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But doubling the standard deduction would mean that far fewer homeowners would choose to itemize and claim it.
—Kenneth R. Harney, miamiherald, 23 Oct. 2017
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This is an above-the-line exclusion from income, so the borrower does not need to itemize to claim the deduction.
—Mark Kantrowitz, Forbes, 23 May 2021
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Today, the standard deduction is high enough that most taxpayers don't itemize.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026
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All of these changes make a difference for your deduction and may warrant itemizing, Lee said.
—Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 28 Feb. 2025
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Most people — nearly nine out of 10 — claim the standard deduction and don't itemize.
—Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 11 Apr. 2022
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