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Example sentences for "monopolize"

Lexicographically close words:
monopolising; monopolist; monopolistic; monopolists; monopolization; monopolized; monopolizes; monopolizing; monopoly; monorail
  1. Thus was the last effort of the Yarmouth men to monopolize the herring-fishery totally frustrated, and the Lowestoft people have enjoyed the free exercise thereof, without any interruption ever since.

  2. The children of such genius can healthfully share in its benefits but not healthily monopolize them.

  3. Here is one by nature combative and desirous, and not by nature intended to monopolize the management of his species.

  4. She has to consider them as human creatures, because they monopolize the human functions.

  5. If he allowed thoughts of electric currents, and magnets, and batteries to monopolize his attention, he could not give to his art, notoriously a jealous mistress, that worship which alone leads to success.

  6. What on earth but the love of display could make him monopolize the whole conversation?

  7. Miss Wyeth continued to monopolize Bob, and Lorelei was offended to note that his resistance gave signs of weakening.

  8. He ignored Bergman's scowls; he proceeded to monopolize the manager's favorite with an arrogance that secretly delighted her; he displayed the assurance of one reared to selfish exactions, and his rival writhed under it.

  9. And so we were all riding round here this morning and I had the self-denial to stop to see you and leave Florence and the Marlboroughs to monopolize him all the way home.

  10. Mr. Carleton was welcome to monopolize her, if it depended on her vote.

  11. It is a grave breach of good manners to monopolize a dressing-room for quite a period of time.

  12. When the engagement is a fact and so acknowledged in the home, it is not a wise or courteous thing for the engaged couple to monopolize each other.

  13. She noticed that he never touched her arm or hand if it could be avoided, and, if he really cared for her society, why did he invite Roger Hull to his house and afford him every opportunity to monopolize her?

  14. Aunt Trina, you will not be allowed to monopolize each other, no matter how earnestly you both may desire to do so.

  15. So far he seems to monopolize most of the advantage.

  16. But you're not going to monopolize all the sportsmanship.

  17. But when the vials of cantharides were unpacked, and their contents announced, each of the chieftains insisted that his majesty should not monopolize the coveted stimulant.

  18. If there is a creature I detest in the world it is a flippant, intrusive, voluntary youth who thrusts his conversation and affairs upon strangers, and makes bold to monopolize their time with his unasked confidence.

  19. Wherever her priests have effected a pious entering wedge in a block of buildings, by means of a church or an asylum, they must scheme to work out the other proprietors, and monopolize the whole themselves.

  20. She must allow the older person to precede her in entering and leaving, and she must be careful not to monopolize the conversation.

  21. On the other hand, she should not monopolize the piano.

  22. Were each discoverer of a new truth to be authorized to monopolize the teaching of it millions of men, to whom, by our aid, it is communicated, would remain in ignorance of it, and thus would farther advance be prevented.

  23. Moreover, it was clear enough that the girl liked him, or he would never presume so to monopolize her attention.

  24. A few others, who could not afford a payment of more than half a guinea, were permitted to monopolize a part of the prison infirmary, where the upper ward was exclusively appropriated to their use.

  25. But the keeper protested that no single prisoner could thus monopolize space if the state side was crowded.

  26. Those who do not think there will be a great deal of fighting, have apprehensions that the border States, so tardy in the secession movement, will strive to monopolize the best positions and patronage of the new government.

  27. Man fashion, he pleased himself by becoming Hester's shadow during the remainder of the evening, though he was not allowed to monopolize her--far from it.

  28. They haven't any trusts to monopolize the jobs as yet, and they ought to be able to get along.

  29. No court has ever held it to be constitutional, and any attempt on the part of Congress to grant a copyright to enable a man to monopolize the rendering of a play on the stage is preposterous.


  30. The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "monopolize" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
    Other words:
    absorb; adopt; appropriate; arrest; arrogate; assimilate; assume; buy; catch; charm; colonize; conquer; consuming; corner; employ; enchant; engage; engross; enslave; enthrall; exercise; fascinate; forestall; grab; grip; hog; hold; hypnotize; immerse; indent; involve; mesmerize; monopolize; obsess; occupy; overrun; preoccupy; prepossess; procure; purchase; requisition; subjugate; usurp