How to Use stabilize in a Sentence

stabilize

verb

• We'll use ropes to stabilize the platform.
• The pilots were able to stabilize the airplane and land safely.
• The government's efforts to stabilize prices have not succeeded.
• Even the administration's most vocal critics agree that the President has succeeded in stabilizing the economy.
• The country's population has stabilized at 3.2 million.
• Home prices have stabilized over the past year in the Huntsville area.
  — Scott Turner | [e-mail], al, 4 Sep. 2023
• The group’s first and most pressing task is stabilizing the walls and roof.
  — Christopher Parker, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 May 2023
• The 79th was dispatched to stabilize the defense of a crucial sector of the front around the city, Marinka, more than a year ago.
  — Tyler Hicks Marc Santora, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2023
• Around 2011 the gap between Black and white excess deaths stabilized.
  — Saima May Sidik, Scientific American, 6 June 2023
• The facades are completed, the chimneys built and the structures are stabilized to stand on their own.
  — Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun, 16 Sep. 2023
• This may cause would-be first-time buyers to wait for home prices and mortgage rates to stabilize and rent instead.
  — Anna Bahney, CNN, 28 Sep. 2023
• Officials talk of the need to wait until the river stabilizes.
  — Carlotta Gall, New York Times, 11 June 2023
• Ehara said prices of potatoes and palm oil had also stabilized.
  — Michelle Toh, CNN, 4 Aug. 2023
• The first responders stabilized the hood of the SUV and the woman and her child were able to safely leave the vehicle, police said.
  — Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, Fox News, 18 Jan. 2024
• Still, the stock stabilized in trading on Wednesday, ticking up slightly for the day.
  — Max Zahn, ABC News, 26 Apr. 2023
• The hangar doors and their supporting concrete pillars will be stabilized and left in place for the time being.
  — Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 19 Nov. 2023
• But as Lynch said two weeks ago, the 49ers’ starting role is stabilized so well that the backup role is not as critical to fill as a year ago.
  — Cam Inman, The Mercury News, 12 Mar. 2024
• The man complied, putting a screw into Patel’s hand to stabilize the bone and warning him not to put more than a pound or two of pressure on it.
  — Sara Netzley, EW.com, 31 Mar. 2024
• The body was lifted and stabilized on a barge, then moved to Naval Base Coronado, where it was offloaded onto the pier, Teach said.
  — Kristina Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Jan. 2024
• Although the slide had not caused any damage to the railroad tracks, the rail line closed so the hillside could be stabilized and debris that fell at track level could be cleared.
  — Lauren J. Mapp, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 May 2023
• Power was shut off to the area, and fire and law enforcement officials were able to stabilize the carport.
  — Kerry Breen, CBS News, 19 Apr. 2023
• Upon arrival, fire crews worked to stabilize the scene.
  — Danielle Jennings, ABC News, 31 Jan. 2024
• The last two years, the team lacked a consistent ace to stabilize an often-times patchwork rotation.
  — Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 16 Feb. 2024
• Things will stabilize for a career 41% three-point shooter.
  — Tony East, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
• Both resumed sales of rough stones to finish 2023 after the market appeared to stabilize.
  — Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 16 Jan. 2024
• But as supply stabilized, demand failed to keep pace, driving prices down.
  — Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN, 12 July 2023
• The containers must be stabilized and the vessel must be refloated, Spellmon said, adding that the Coast Guard and the shipping company are in charge of this step.
  — Scott Neuman, NPR, 31 Mar. 2024
• The heel mold also activates the calf muscles to stabilize the back of the foot and improves gait and coordination.
  — Nicola Fumo, Peoplemag, 5 May 2023
• Across the broader economy, too, there were signs of recovery in August, as sales of goods picked up and exports stabilized.
  — Theodora Yu, Washington Post, 28 Sep. 2023
• The conflict in Sudan is also on the agenda, as Arab states try to stabilize a shaky cease-fire in the ongoing fighting that has killed hundreds of people over the past few weeks.
  — Mohamed Wagdy and Kareem Chehayeb, The Christian Science Monitor, 8 May 2023

Last Updated: 3 May 2024