concretize

Example Sentences

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By 1979, the Dead Kennedys frontman, Jello Biafra, ran for mayor as the only progressive alternative to Feinstein, helping the punk concretize San Francisco’s reputation as a progressive political and cultural city.

From The Guardian • Jan. 5, 2020

At the time, emancipated African Americans were eager for education, she said, convinced it would allow them to concretize their newfound freedom.

From Washington Post • Jan. 3, 2020

I wonder how you concretize what you’re saying and help folks who are struggling to understand.

From Slate • Oct. 28, 2019

And when, the following century, John Milton wrote of Eve’s “sharp desire … / Of tasting those fair Apples,” he helped concretize the image of the bright rubine Malus pumila that we know today.

From New York Times • Jul. 28, 2018

It’s also notably graceful in its ability to concretize the abstract and loosen the concrete.

From Salon • Jul. 22, 2012