Examples of resurrect in a Sentence
The story is about a scientist who claimed that he could resurrect the dead.
He is trying to resurrect his acting career.
an old government program that is being resurrected
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Good luck in resurrecting the dead.
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Literary Hub, 10 Apr. 2026
Lawmakers are now thinking of resurrecting it without fixing its flaws.
—Rachel Canter, The Atlantic, 9 Apr. 2026
But then Geekie’s stick, so valuable for this team for most of the season, was resurrected.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 8 Apr. 2026
The hard-nosed, no-nonsense Sumrall plans to resurrect the Gators while reinventing an event that had at times resembled a dog-and-pony show — or wasn’t even a true game at all.
—Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Apr. 2026
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Literary Hub, 10 Apr. 2026
Lawmakers are now thinking of resurrecting it without fixing its flaws.
—Rachel Canter, The Atlantic, 9 Apr. 2026
But then Geekie’s stick, so valuable for this team for most of the season, was resurrected.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 8 Apr. 2026
The hard-nosed, no-nonsense Sumrall plans to resurrect the Gators while reinventing an event that had at times resembled a dog-and-pony show — or wasn’t even a true game at all.
—Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Apr. 2026
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“Resurrect.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/resurrect. Accessed 16 Apr. 2026.
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resurrect
verb
res·ur·rect
ˌrez-ə-ˈrekt 
1
: to raise from the dead : bring back to life
2
: to bring to attention or into use again
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