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Examples of afresh in a Sentence
the applause broke out afresh when the band reappeared on stage for an encore
Recent Examples on the Web
Hoi An’s quaint historic charm will appeal to digital nomads wanting to start afresh in a unique corner of the world.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 31 May 2024
While Etchells is asking for a more reflective relationship with our screens, Haidt implores governments—and parents—to tear up our current approaches and start afresh.
—Matt Reynolds, WIRED, 29 Mar. 2024
Masterpieces weren’t meant to be resurrected as museum pieces but boldly reexamined and understood afresh.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 8 Nov. 2023
But this amplifies the problem staged afresh with every book, that of self-making, self-display: sculpting the self into a glittering object for the Other to cherish or stomp to shards.
—Tobi Haslett, Harper's Magazine, 18 Sep. 2023
The flower can be squared endlessly, and each variation conveys afresh the joy of invention.
—Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 9 June 2023
The 37-year-old left his London finance job and moved to Milan to start afresh.
—Grace Cook, WSJ, 26 May 2023
Jupiter’s entrance into Taurus on the 16th promises happy developments in close relationships, and the new Moon of the 19th is the time to do some emotional page-turning and start afresh.
—Katharine Merlin, Town & Country, 16 May 2023
His original fig trees had all died, requiring him to start afresh.
—Nicole Sours Larson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Apr. 2023
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Word History
Etymology
Middle English a-fresche, from a- a- entry 1 + fresche fresh entry 1
First Known Use
15th century, in the meaning defined above
Time Traveler
The first known use of afresh was
in the 15th century
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Cite this Entry
“Afresh.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/afresh. Accessed 14 Jun. 2024.
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