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 on the Web
In early March, McDowell tweeted that the pallet was predicted to reenter Earth’s atmosphere around March 8 — and that some pieces of debris might survive reentry.
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Daniel Wu, Washington Post, 4 Apr. 2024
An object of similar mass to this satellite reenters the atmosphere every one or two weeks.
—Christian Thorsberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Feb. 2024
Instead of being sent to Haiti, he was allowed to reenter the United States on a flight to John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York, with the help of the U.S. State Department and the embassy in Santo Domingo, Kendrick said at the time.
—Jacqueline Charlesand, Miami Herald, 23 Jan. 2024
Instead, SpaceX commanded the spacecraft to reenter the atmosphere over the Indian Ocean.
—Christian Davenport, Washington Post, 14 Mar. 2024
Northbound traffic will exit at Adams Boulevard and either reenter the freeway at Washington Boulevard or access the 10 via Hoover Street.
—Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2024
Prevent the leak from igniting (through cigarettes, electrical equipment, etc.)
Do not reenter the building or outside area until it has been cleared by authorities.
—Dalia Faheid, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Jan. 2024
There are lot of questions tied to the case of Luis Asencio-Cordero, an El Salvador citizen who has been waiting for years to reenter the United States and reunite with his wife.
—John Fritze, USA TODAY, 12 Jan. 2024
Pence ultimately did affirm the results for Biden on Jan. 6, 2021 — hours after lawmakers were able to reenter the building and the mob was cleared.
—Virginia Chamlee, Peoplemag, 7 Mar. 2024
Daniel Wu, Washington Post, 4 Apr. 2024
An object of similar mass to this satellite reenters the atmosphere every one or two weeks.
—Christian Thorsberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Feb. 2024
Instead of being sent to Haiti, he was allowed to reenter the United States on a flight to John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York, with the help of the U.S. State Department and the embassy in Santo Domingo, Kendrick said at the time.
—Jacqueline Charlesand, Miami Herald, 23 Jan. 2024
Instead, SpaceX commanded the spacecraft to reenter the atmosphere over the Indian Ocean.
—Christian Davenport, Washington Post, 14 Mar. 2024
Northbound traffic will exit at Adams Boulevard and either reenter the freeway at Washington Boulevard or access the 10 via Hoover Street.
—Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2024
Prevent the leak from igniting (through cigarettes, electrical equipment, etc.)
Do not reenter the building or outside area until it has been cleared by authorities.
—Dalia Faheid, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Jan. 2024
There are lot of questions tied to the case of Luis Asencio-Cordero, an El Salvador citizen who has been waiting for years to reenter the United States and reunite with his wife.
—John Fritze, USA TODAY, 12 Jan. 2024
Pence ultimately did affirm the results for Biden on Jan. 6, 2021 — hours after lawmakers were able to reenter the building and the mob was cleared.
—Virginia Chamlee, Peoplemag, 7 Mar. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1
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The first known use of reenter was
in the 15th century
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“Reenter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reenter. Accessed 16 Apr. 2024.
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re·en·ter
(ˈ)rē-ˈent-ər 
: to enter again
reentered the building
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