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Examples of reprise in a Sentence
They ended their performance with a reprise of the opening number.
The team is hoping to avoid a reprise of last year's defeat.
Recent Examples of reprise from the Web
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Viewers should not attend Tomb Raider hoping for a reprise of all that delighted them in the 2001 version of Tomb Raider.
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By the time beach balls came raining down on audience members during a curtain call reprise of Fins, many were already dancing in the aisles and their seats, swatting the inflatable toys and making shark fins with their arms.
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That's why his glorious musical theater masterpiece deserves a more powerful reprise than this road company gives it.
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For Structure Tone, the guilty plea was a reprise of a prior investigation, in 1998, when the company pleaded guilty to felony charges for its role in a $2 billion bid-rigging and bribery scheme.
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The parties are on the verge of doing so, together, once again — a reprise of the grand coalitions that have defined two of Merkel’s three terms.
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On Sunday, Trump's daughter, Ivanka, is expected to attend the closing ceremony along with North Korean officials in a reprise of Vice President Mike Pence's uneasy appearance at the opener.
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Now that Cunningham is gone, Baryshnikov has made Brodsky his partner in a sort of reprise.
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As lawmakers bickered in the Capitol, protesters marched outside in a reprise of the women’s march from a year ago.
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reprise Synonyms
Synonyms
duplication, iteration, redo, reduplication, reiteration, renewal, repeat, repetition, replay, replication;
Definition of reprise
Examples of reprise in a Sentence
He will reprise his role in the play.
the prosecutor's closing statement effectively reprised the case against the defendant
Recent Examples of reprise from the Web
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But in actuality, the WWE could trot out the Gobbledy Gooker or the Bunny or Kane reprising his Isaac Yankem gimmick as Strowman’s partner.
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While Kidman is reprising her Emmy-winning role as Celeste Wright, Streep joined the show for Season 2 in the role of Mary Louise Wright, Celeste's mother-in-law.
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The interest in getting regular people into the garden is a recurring one, and today's innovative gardeners are often reprising methods and ideas from times past.
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This time around, Rev. Dave Hill (David A.R. White reprising his role) has to deal with the crisis brought on by his church burning down.
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In the latest teaser for next week’s revival premiere, Galecki can be seen reprising his role as David Healy for the very first time.
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Anyway, Brown played Ben Carson, McKinnon reprised her Kellyanne Conway, Pete Davison came on as Jared Kushner, and Aidy Bryant brought back her fantastic Sarah Huckabee Sanders.
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Critics say Justin Thomas reprised the role of Judge Elihu Smails (brilliantly portrayed by Ted Knight), the pompous co-founder of Bushwood Country Club.
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Now comes word that Hodge will reprise his role as David on March 9-31 at Urban Stages Theater on West 30th Street in New York.
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Origin and Etymology of reprise
REPRISE Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of reprise for English Language Learners
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: something (such as a piece of music) that is repeated
Definition of reprise for English Language Learners
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: to repeat (something, such as a performance of a piece of music)
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