reenter

verb re·en·ter \ (ˌ)rē-ˈen-tər \

|Updated on: 18 Jun 2018

Examples: reenter in a Sentence

reentered; reentering; reenters

transitive verb

1 : to enter (something) again

2 : to return to and enter

intransitive verb

: to enter again

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Examples of reenter in a Sentence

The space shuttle has safely reentered the Earth's atmosphere.
If you leave the theater, you won't be allowed to reenter without showing a ticket stub.
The quarterback reentered the game in the second half.
The original file was corrupted, so they had to reenter the data.

Recent Examples of reenter from the Web

Rutan ultimately devised a concept that would allow the space plane to safely reenter the atmosphere.

— samantha masunaga, latimes.com, "An interest in model airplanes paved the way for Ben Diachun of Scaled Composites," 8 June 2018
Swarm’s application said the satellites will reenter the planet’s atmosphere and disintegrate in a little under eight years.

— marina koren, The Atlantic, "The Curious Case of the Rogue Satellites," 17 May 2018
Another $600,000 will fund nonprofits that help people with criminal histories reenter the workforce, while most of the remaining payout will cover legal and other fees, the settlement said.

— breanna edwards, The Root, "Target Agrees to $3.74 Million Settlement After Being Accused of Using Criminal-Background Checks to Keep Blacks, Hispanics Out of Jobs," 11 Apr. 2018
BEIJING — China’s defunct and reportedly out-of-control Tiangong 1 space station is expected to reenter Earth’s atmosphere sometime this weekend.

— christopher bodeen, BostonGlobe.com, "China’s defunct space lab hurtling toward Earth for re-entry," 29 Mar. 2018
After staying home with her children, Jean reentered the work force by joining Veeder-Root in the marketing department.

— courant.com, "Jean Martino," 27 May 2018
Other officers arrived on scene to help take the driver into custody, and the driver continued to resist, at one point reentering the residence.

— michael harriot, The Root, "Chesterfield County, Va., Police Say 'Facts Matter' After Violent Arrest Video Goes Viral. Here's Why You Shouldn't Believe Them," 23 May 2018
Relegated, lo all these years, to standing outside in the freezing cold or blistering heat to get their fix and unable to inhale while in flight, now e-cig users can reenter conventional society.

— Scientific American, "E-Cigs and Second-Hand Vaping," 18 May 2018
The men later reentered the restaurant and an altercation ensued that spilled outside.

— robert moran, Philly.com, "Two men gunned down outside Southwest Philly restaurant," 11 May 2018

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