galvanize

Example Sentences

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"We hope that this study will galvanize efforts to have yeast on board in future space explorations."

From Science Daily • Feb. 8, 2026

Cheney helped galvanize congressional support for Ronald Reagan’s defense buildup and scored a 90% positive rating from the American Conservative Union.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 4, 2025

The Stonewall uprising helped galvanize the gay rights movement.

From New York Times • Nov. 30, 2024

He watched as the whole of Hawaii seemed to galvanize around them and boys emulated them, promising their friends they would be the next Marcus or Tua someday.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 14, 2024

“Kudirat’s death will not be in vain, it will only galvanize the democratic movement in a way that even her life did not! I just wrote an article about this issue online in Nigerian Village.”

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie