reinvent
verb
re·in·vent
ˌrē-ən-ˈvent 
reinvented; reinventing; reinvents
1
: to make as if for the first time something already invented
reinvent the wheel
2
: to remake or redo completely
3
: to bring into use again
Examples of reinvent in a Sentence
The candidate promised to reinvent Social Security.
chefs who reinvent regional favorites using exotic ingredients
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Bresenham said one of the powers of reality TV is the stars being able to reinvent themselves.
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Saige Miller, NPR, 31 May 2026
Miller constantly reinvented herself and this retrospective celebrates her many lives from fashion model and muse to surrealist artist, fashion photographer, portraitist and pioneering war reporter and photographer.
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Her big realization comes after an increasingly chaotic attempt to reinvent herself following her split from Nick and his subsequent death.
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Perhaps this abrupt disruption to her life style was a catalyst for reinventing herself.
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Saige Miller, NPR, 31 May 2026
Miller constantly reinvented herself and this retrospective celebrates her many lives from fashion model and muse to surrealist artist, fashion photographer, portraitist and pioneering war reporter and photographer.
—Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes.com, 30 May 2026
Her big realization comes after an increasingly chaotic attempt to reinvent herself following her split from Nick and his subsequent death.
—Jane Lacroix, PEOPLE, 29 May 2026
Perhaps this abrupt disruption to her life style was a catalyst for reinventing herself.
—Kinsey Jasnoch, New Yorker, 28 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for reinvent
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reinvent
verb
re·in·vent
ˌrē-ən-ˈvent
1
: to make as if for the first time something already invented
reinvent the wheel
2
: to remake or redo completely
reinvented his musical style
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