contextualize

Example Sentences

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He also sought to contextualize it in the context of the broader chip rout that’s gripped markets in recent years.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 3, 2026

Comparing car prices to income can help contextualize how price changes impact families.

From Barron's • Dec. 4, 2025

That said, many of his paintings have hand-drawn sentences around the borders that frame and contextualize the work.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2025

"When I have a camera in my hand and I’m looking through that lens, I’m able to contextualize and structure my environment, and it’s my own little firewall, probably against nervousness."

From Salon • Apr. 8, 2025

It is the Bible and the tradition of the Church which provides the textual testimony; the circumstances contextualize the testimony and accompany it.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton