NEUTRALIZE in a Sentence

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31 example sentences for NEUTRALIZE, such as:

1. She is neutral in this argument.
2. The treaty might neutralize the small republic.
3. The government maintained its strictly neutral policy.
4. I always tried to remain neutral when they started arguing.
5. The US is trying to neutralize the resolution in the UN Security Council.

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 Meanings and Examples of NEUTRALIZE
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
neutralize
 v.  make neutral and thus inoffensive
Classic Sentence: (17 in 2 pages)
1  Pope Leo, however, did not fall in with the wishes of Francis, being, it is said, persuaded by his advisers that his best course was to stand neutral.
Discourses on the First Decade of Titus Livius By Niccolo Machiavelli
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 2: CHAPTER XXII.
2  He sent envoys to the Achaeans, who were friends of the Romans, exhorting them to remain neutral; and on the other hand the Romans urged them to take up arms.
The Prince By Niccolo Machiavelli
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXI — HOW A PRINCE SHOULD CONDUCT HIMSELF SO AS T...
3  This question came to be discussed in the council of the Achaeans, where the legate of Antiochus urged them to stand neutral.
The Prince By Niccolo Machiavelli
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXI — HOW A PRINCE SHOULD CONDUCT HIMSELF SO AS T...
4  And irresolute princes, to avoid present dangers, generally follow the neutral path, and are generally ruined.
The Prince By Niccolo Machiavelli
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXI — HOW A PRINCE SHOULD CONDUCT HIMSELF SO AS T...
5  I do not suppose that for the world they would have profaned that moment with the slightest observation, even upon so neutral a topic as the weather.
Moby Dick By Herman Melville
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 34. The Cabin-Table.
6  The Vannis' tent brought the town boys and the country girls together on neutral ground.
My Antonia By Willa Cather
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 2. The Hired Girls: IX
7  A pretty dispute followed, in which Edna warmly espoused her father's cause and the Doctor remained neutral.
The Awakening By Kate Chopin
Context  Highlight   In XXIII
8  He had reached the neutral ground upon the outskirts of the town, which was neither town nor country, and yet was either spoiled, when his ears were invaded by the sound of music.
Hard Times By Charles Dickens
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 1: CHAPTER III
9  In her winter dress, as now, she was like the tiger-beetle, which, when observed in dull situations, seems to be of the quietest neutral colour, but under a full illumination blazes with dazzling splendour.
Return of the Native By Thomas Hardy
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 1: 10 A Desperate Attempt at Persuasion
10  "Yes, he has," said Clym in a neutral tone.
Return of the Native By Thomas Hardy
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 6: 3 The Serious Discourse of Clym with His Cousin
11  It was necessary to find some neutral ground on which an exchange could be made, and then to try and land these goods on the coast of France.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre Dumas
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 22. The Smugglers.
12  Nothing then was altered in the plan, and orders were given to get under weigh next night, and, wind and weather permitting, to make the neutral island by the following day.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre Dumas
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 22. The Smugglers.
13  The guillotine is the concretion of the law; it is called vindicte; it is not neutral, and it does not permit you to remain neutral.
Les Misérables 1 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 1: CHAPTER IV—WORKS CORRESPONDING TO WORDS
14  In the meantime, it seems as though we held ourselves neutral in the game which is going on between our happiness and our unhappiness.
Les Misérables 3 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 5: CHAPTER IV—M. MABEUF
15  They did not quite know what to say or do, as they were ignorant of the amount of my knowledge; so they had to keep on neutral subjects.
Dracula By Bram Stoker
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XVII
Example Sentence:
1  In effect the researcher uses the null form in order to neutralize his own bias regarding outcome.
2  The US is trying to neutralize the resolution in the UN Security Council.
3  The treaty might neutralize the small republic.
4  What he had to announce for this year was, particularly in its revenue-raising aspects, decidedly thin, indeed fiscally neutral.
5  She is neutral in this argument.
6  An attorney representing a client before a court helps to make the trial fair, but the attorney is not neutral.
7  If there's an argument between my daughter and her mother, it's important that I remain neutral.
8  The government maintained its strictly neutral policy.
9  I didn't take my father's or my mother's side; I tried to remain neutral.
10  I always tried to remain neutral when they started arguing.
11  Sometimes the presence of a neutral third party can help adversaries compromise their differences.
12  To reclaim the Constitution from conservatives, we must realize that there is no such thing as a neutral method of interpreting the Constitution.
13  Edwards will remain neutral until after "Super Tuesday", then he will endorse Hillary.
14  The UN at the moment is still trying to maintain the charade of neutrality.