humanize

Example Sentences

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He also knows how to be comfortable in that space, and still find ways to humanize himself to an audience trying desperately to demonize him.

From Slate • Feb. 28, 2026

The event is part of what NFL marketing bosses describe as the organization's "helmets off" strategy, intended to humanize players and increase engagement, particularly among younger fans, by emphasizing their personalities and off-field interests.

From Barron's • Feb. 3, 2026

The call-in, which lasted four hours and a half hours, has also been used to humanize a leader better known in the West for his gruff outbursts and cold demeanor.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 19, 2025

The level of understanding she had of Alani, and Whitaker’s desire to humanize her, made a character who could have been seen as unrelatable, ignorant or even irritating into a delightfully self-aware fan favorite.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 24, 2025

After a lovely visit to Maer a few weeks before the wedding, he told Emma that she would have to humanize him.

From "Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith" by Deborah Heiligman