repaint

verb

re·paint (ˌ)rē-ˈpānt

repainted; repainting

transitive verb

: to apply paint to (something) again

repaint a house

repainted the room/walls blue

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Plains public works contractors repaint the lines on Main Street under the watchful eyes and bright lights of network cameras. —

Vanessa Mccray, ajc, 22 Feb. 2023 Also, funding will be used to repair the tower elevators, replace the finger joints that accommodate movement in the bridge, and repaint the towers. —

Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Nov. 2022 To remaster early Disney films for DVDs, artists have to go into every frame and repaint the lines on the cels. —

Gia Yetikyel, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 June 2021 He was inspired by Paul Cézanne, who would repaint the same view to find new ways of seeing it. —

New York Times, 2 Apr. 2021 Her friend and fellow artist, Micah Rivera, keeps helping her repaint the rock. —

Heather Knight, SFChronicle.com, 8 June 2020 Vanderbilt was unwilling to pay to repaint the ceiling. —

Margie Goldsmith, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2023 While Berggruen is planning to repaint the Mediterranean-style home in its original color, other restoration needs are slowly revealing themselves. —

Cari Beauchamp, Town & Country, 20 Aug. 2022 Gary Pasley, his partner, David Stidham, and a small team of soldiers had just 19 days to repaint 49 pieces of military equipment ranging from Humvees to medium tactical vehicles. —

Sig Christenson, San Antonio Express-News, 10 June 2022 See More

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