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Examples of resurrect in a Sentence
The story is about a scientist who claimed that he could resurrect the dead.
He is trying to resurrect his acting career.
an old government program that is being resurrected
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With green aliens dancing in the background, Smith sang a portion of the catchy tune and resurrected dance moves from the music video.
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Sandra Gonzalez, CNN, 15 Apr. 2024
As the United States slowly emerged from these economic difficulties, inflation spikes are now resurrecting consumer fear and restraining buying power.
—Kyle J. Russell, USA TODAY, 12 Apr. 2024
Magic and Larry resurrected the league and put it on sound footing, and when Michael Jordan came into the NBA in 1984 the league took the next step.
—Mirjam Swanson, Orange County Register, 11 Apr. 2024
The medieval church in the Old City is the holy site where Christians believe Jesus was crucified, buried and resurrected.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 1 Apr. 2024
Western Electric invented the 300B in 1938, and the company, resurrected in 1996, soon began to remanufacture the legendary tube.
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 20 Mar. 2024
Rather than repatriating Garza’s bones, López Obrador should resurrect Garza’s ideas.
—TIME, 9 Apr. 2024
The Matrix Resurrections resurrected itself just before Christmas 2021.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 3 Apr. 2024
The Matrix Resurrections picks up 60 years after the events of The Matrix Revolutions, and true to the film’s name, Neo and Trinity are resurrected by the machines to make the Matrix more powerful.
—Keith Langston, Peoplemag, 31 Mar. 2024
Sandra Gonzalez, CNN, 15 Apr. 2024
As the United States slowly emerged from these economic difficulties, inflation spikes are now resurrecting consumer fear and restraining buying power.
—Kyle J. Russell, USA TODAY, 12 Apr. 2024
Magic and Larry resurrected the league and put it on sound footing, and when Michael Jordan came into the NBA in 1984 the league took the next step.
—Mirjam Swanson, Orange County Register, 11 Apr. 2024
The medieval church in the Old City is the holy site where Christians believe Jesus was crucified, buried and resurrected.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 1 Apr. 2024
Western Electric invented the 300B in 1938, and the company, resurrected in 1996, soon began to remanufacture the legendary tube.
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 20 Mar. 2024
Rather than repatriating Garza’s bones, López Obrador should resurrect Garza’s ideas.
—TIME, 9 Apr. 2024
The Matrix Resurrections resurrected itself just before Christmas 2021.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 3 Apr. 2024
The Matrix Resurrections picks up 60 years after the events of The Matrix Revolutions, and true to the film’s name, Neo and Trinity are resurrected by the machines to make the Matrix more powerful.
—Keith Langston, Peoplemag, 31 Mar. 2024
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“Resurrect.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/resurrect. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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resurrect
verb
res·ur·rect
ˌrez-ə-ˈrekt 
1
: to raise from the dead : bring back to life
2
: to bring to attention or into use again
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