How to Use itemize in a Sentence

itemize

verb
Definition of itemizenext
Synonyms for itemizenext
  • North Carolina is one of the few states that does itemize the credits dished out in their state.
    — John Sharp, al, 26 Mar. 2023
  • The only way, again, to write off gifts to charity is to itemize.
    — Medora Lee, USA TODAY, 2 Dec. 2022
  • The key to unlocking these tax breaks is to be able to itemize deductions.
    — Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 5 Apr. 2018
  • If the taxpayer does not itemize, then the losses will not be deductible.
    — Hartford Courant, 7 Feb. 2023
  • To itemize, your deductions would need to be higher than that amount.
    — Liz Weston, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2024
  • Plus, filers now have to itemize their deductions to get this tax break.
    — Becca Stanek, The Week, 16 Apr. 2023
  • Taxpayers would not have had to itemize to get the deduction.
    — Kathleen Pender, SFChronicle.com, 14 Oct. 2019
  • Some people may still want to run through the exercise of deciding whether to itemize or not.
    — CBS News, 17 Feb. 2020
  • This is an above-the-line exclusion from income, so the borrower does not need to itemize to claim the deduction.
    — Mark Kantrowitz, Forbes, 23 May 2021
  • Food delivery apps must itemize all fees charged above the restaurant’s menu price and to pay tips given to drivers or the restaurant.
    — Los Angeles Times, 30 Dec. 2021
  • That's no longer available for people, except for those who itemize.
    — Raphael Romero Ruiz, The Arizona Republic, 24 Jan. 2023
  • And there has not been a full accounting of the expenses: City staff has refused to itemize how the money is being spent.
    — Tammy Murga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Apr. 2024
  • Instead, the Breeders disappeared at their peak, for reasons that are easy to itemize — the drug abuse, the writer’s block, the fights, etc. — but hard to pin on one person.
    — Geoff Edgers, Washington Post, 15 Sep. 2023
  • All of his equipment had to be itemized and registered with the UK Home Office before his visit.
    — Pete Brook, WIRED, 15 Apr. 2013
  • High earners tend to itemize rather than take the standard deduction.
    — Michael McCann and Robert Raiola, SI.com, 25 Jan. 2018
  • Some of the photos were also used prior to 2017, but how much the Trumps earned from them isn’t clear as it wasn’t itemized on the financial disclosure form.
    — Jen Kirby, Vox, 2 July 2018
  • Most people — nearly nine out of 10 — claim the standard deduction and don't itemize.
    — Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 11 Apr. 2022
  • Less than 15% of people filing returns itemize and the majority of them are well-off.
    — Benjamin A. Priday, The Conversation, 22 May 2020
  • The chemicals found in the e-cigarette users’ bodies were not itemized on the ingredient list of the vape liquids.
    — Benjamin Fearnow, Newsweek, 6 Mar. 2018
  • Campaigns do not need to itemize or provide receipts for expenses of less than $200.
    — Alyce McFadden, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2023
  • With the concert business on pause, merchandise sales also fell by over 20% at the two majors that itemize those results.
    — Glenn Peoples, Billboard, 13 Aug. 2020
  • You also can’t be claimed as a dependent or itemize your taxes, among other things.
    — The Courier-Journal, 7 Jan. 2024
  • To make that case, their team has been working in Malaysian Borneo to itemize the exact cost of malaria, down to each hospital bed, and syringe that doctors use.
    — National Geographic, 22 Nov. 2019
  • And, according to Aiden and Kurt, those fantasies include a very thorough itemized list of events starting with 6 p.m. photos.
    — Shannon Carlin, refinery29.com, 10 May 2020
  • But doubling the standard deduction would mean that far fewer homeowners would choose to itemize and claim it.
    — Kenneth R. Harney, miamiherald, 23 Oct. 2017
  • The ten zip codes shown above account for nearly 18% of all of California’s itemized donations this year so far.
    — Ben Christopher, The Mercury News, 20 July 2019
  • What about those one in 10 taxpayers who do itemize their deductions?
    — Julie Jason, Jd, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2021
  • The issue of credit card expenses not being itemized has been contentious in other states as well.
    — Paul Egan, Detroit Free Press, 29 Oct. 2017
  • This is because studios combine the costs of individual pictures in their overall expenses and their filings don't itemize how much was spent on each one.
    — Caroline Reid, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
  • Taxpayers would need to itemize their deductions to benefit.
    — Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 20 Oct. 2024

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