- present participle of polarize.
polarizing
Example Sentences
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Mr. Gervais, whose eagerness to offend has made him something of a polarizing comic commodity, isn’t doing anything here that will damage his brand as a provocateur.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
The fact that Jane Wickline, a featured player on ‘Saturday Night Live,’ is so polarizing is, in its way, a recommendation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 16, 2026
Never before has a player so talented, at the peak of his powers, been so polarizing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 16, 2026
Big personalities like Rousey and Conor McGregor helped him do it: both great fighters in their own right, both polarizing entertainers capable of generating big headlines.
From Slate ● Jun. 14, 2026
They wore shiny, textured gray-blue suits and wide ties and sported long sideburns and slightly too large brown- tinted polarizing glasses.
From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee
