Examples of remake in a Sentence
Verb
They will be remaking the film with American actors.
one of those people who left the security and conformity of a small town to remake their lives in the big city
Noun
The director's next project will be a remake of King Kong.
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Time, 1 Oct. 2025
Done right, remakes can be a fantastic way to introduce a franchise to a new audience, but also have to be transformative enough that veterans who’ve played the original come away with a different experience.
—George Yang, Rolling Stone, 30 Sep. 2025
James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 7 Oct. 2025
Assayas returned to direct a 2022 HBO limited series, also titled Irma Vep and starring Alicia Vikander in Cheung's role, that is both a remake and an expansion of this film.
—Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Oct. 2025
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Verb
Leaving this out of the story of tenure prevents scholars from effectively withstanding attacks that seek to remake how academic labor is performed today.
—Time, 1 Oct. 2025
Done right, remakes can be a fantastic way to introduce a franchise to a new audience, but also have to be transformative enough that veterans who’ve played the original come away with a different experience.
—George Yang, Rolling Stone, 30 Sep. 2025
Noun
One suspects a three-hour indie drama about left-wing rebels doesn’t draw the same level of interest from conservative moviegoers as, say, a remake of a family classic like Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.
—James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 7 Oct. 2025
Assayas returned to direct a 2022 HBO limited series, also titled Irma Vep and starring Alicia Vikander in Cheung's role, that is both a remake and an expansion of this film.
—Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Oct. 2025
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“Remake.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/remake. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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remake
1 of 2 verb
re·make
(ˈ)rē-ˈmāk 
remade
-ˈmād
; remaking
; remaking
: to make anew or in a different form
remake
2 of 2 noun
re·make
ˈrē-ˌmāk
: one that has been remade
especially
: a new version of a motion picture
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