magnetize

Example Sentences

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To magnetize an iron nail, one simply has to stroke its surface several times with a bar magnet.

From Science Daily • Dec. 7, 2023

When Ryan mentioned her depression, Baltz said, “You need to magnetize your brain,” an apparent reference to transcranial magnetic stimulation treatment she received at Insight Choices, according to the accusation.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2021

In a ferromagnet such as iron, all the atoms act like little magnets and they all point in the same direction to magnetize the entire material.

From Science Magazine • Mar. 30, 2020

Registering the artifice in Hopper’s limpid art may free us to see a link between hotel rooms and painting itself: Both magnetize desire and a longing to escape.

From Washington Post • Nov. 27, 2019

“If I rub the needle with the lodestone, I’ll magnetize it. Basically I’ll turn it into a compass needle. If we can get it to float on the water without breaking the surface tension...”

From "Gregor the Overlander" by Suzanne Collins