How to Use unify in a Sentence

unify

verb
  • The creation of the national railroad system unified the country.
  • That’s plenty of chances for Jill Biden to try to unify America.
    Jada Yuan, Washington Post, 17 Oct. 2022
  • When the fighting was over, Sargon needed a way to unify his realm through means that were stronger than arms.
    Rebecca Boyle, The Atlantic, 3 Jan. 2024
  • One way to unify them is to choose just a few materials to repeat, such as the grapevine and fir shown here.
    Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Nov. 2022
  • Democrats could have swooped in to save McCarthy, but on Tuesday, the caucus unified against doing so.
    Adrienne Mahsa Varkiani, The New Republic, 3 Oct. 2023
  • So far, no single leader has emerged to try to unify the disparate groups.
    Genevieve Glatsky, New York Times, 13 Dec. 2022
  • In a very Viserys move, Rhaenyra would prefer to defend and unify the realm instead of fight.
    Erica Gonzales, ELLE, 23 Oct. 2022
  • The movie begins as the reggae star tries to unify all Jamaicans with a free concert called Smile Jamaica.
    Arturo Conde, NBC News, 14 Feb. 2024
  • Drescher was first elected in 2021, and has worked to unify the warring factions within the union.
    Gene Maddaus, Variety, 8 Sep. 2023
  • His rule was making a costume to put people in, that would both inspire, unify, and impress them.
    Rica Cerbarano, Vogue, 22 Aug. 2022
  • Whatever the path, Allen and Dolson unified on one central theme.
    Zach Osterman, The Indianapolis Star, 15 Aug. 2023
  • For one, Asian nations are certainly not unified in their opinions on the U.S. and China.
    Time, 18 Aug. 2023
  • Color may be the most prominent narrative in the house, but the White Webb team was sure to unify the scheme with soft neutrals and textures.
    Anna Fixsen, ELLE Decor, 25 Oct. 2022
  • Finding a candidate who is both willing to be in the spotlight and able to unify voters would be a challenge, Todd notes.
    Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 18 Oct. 2023
  • Wallen is the common thread, unifying Minogue’s content with Belle de Nuit.
    Melinda Sheckells, Variety, 3 Nov. 2023
  • Amid widespread protests in the region, the carnage in Gaza has unified the Arab world and brought a new outpouring of support for the Palestinian quest for a state.
    Edward Wong, New York Times, 27 Oct. 2023
  • And despite the losses, Nevin played an important role in keeping the clubhouse unified.
    Sarah Valenzuela, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2023
  • Maybe economics is one way of starting to unify this country.
    David Marchese Photograph By Mamadi Doumbouya, New York Times, 15 Dec. 2023
  • The purpose was to unify, not only against the threat of a rival league funded by Saudi money, but shoring up any weaknesses in the tour.
    Doug Ferguson, ajc, 17 Aug. 2022
  • After: The once-tired ceiling patterns are now a dynamic element in the room, thanks to a unifying coat of green paint.
    Anna Fixsen, ELLE Decor, 16 Feb. 2023
  • Since then, the blue and white Israeli national flag has become the dominant unifying symbol of the protests.
    Micah L. Sifry, The New Republic, 13 July 2023
  • The midterm election tainted the Trump brand enough for the Republican Party to possibly unify and move on.
    WSJ, 25 Nov. 2022
  • In the aftermath of the riots, Dr. Karenga wanted to find a unifying force for the Black community, and that's when Kwanzaa was born.
    Stephanie Sengwe, Peoplemag, 17 Dec. 2023
  • Now, his latest maps unify these rivers according to their ending place.
    Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Jan. 2024
  • The globe needs things that unify people and create competition that isn’t warfare.
    Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Mar. 2023
  • But win or lose, Parry said the tournament represents a chance for the rest of the world to learn about Wales, and for those who have ventured far from the Land of Castles to unify in national pride.
    John Keilman, Chicago Tribune, 19 Nov. 2022
  • There will be a lot of focus on keeping all seven basin states unified going forward, Hasencamp said.
    Ella Nilsen, CNN, 15 Aug. 2023
  • Joey Batts — the founder of Hip Hop for the Homeless, who emcees every show and performs in some — said the series isn’t just to raise money for the needy, but to unify the state’s hip-hop communities.
    Susan Dunne, Hartford Courant, 28 Nov. 2022
  • The victors faced the task of unifying a country of scores of Indigenous groups, as well as descendants of Spaniards and other Europeans.
    Mary Beth Sheridan, Washington Post, 3 Aug. 2023
  • From the outside the Pulitzer is unassuming – a simple matt black frontage that extends across its varying canal houses, unifying them into a whole.
    Duncan Madden, Forbes, 19 Apr. 2023

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