How to Use breathed new life into in a Sentence

breathed new life into

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  • Today, tourism has breathed new life into those old buildings.
    Tamara Gane, Chron, 29 Apr. 2023
  • Already the return of tourists has breathed new life into local tourism.
    Arkansas Online, 3 July 2022
  • This vintage piece breathed new life into an already vibrant press tour.
    Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 4 Feb. 2026
  • This is the woman who breathed new life into the lingerie fashion show after all!
    Sarah Spellings, Vogue, 7 Jan. 2022
  • The victory breathed new life into the Browns team that had lost four straight to slip to 2-5.
    cleveland, 1 Nov. 2022
  • And Southside has been a refuge as a place that breathed new life into TeGantvoort’s dream.
    Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Feb. 2026
  • But a federal judge in Texas has breathed new life into the 1873 law.
    Bob Egelko, San Francisco Chronicle, 8 Apr. 2023
  • Madeline Miller has breathed new life into ancient Greek stories.
    New York Times, 30 Nov. 2023
  • That goal breathed new life into Spain and less than five minutes later, De la Fuente’s side was ahead.
    Matias Grez, CNN, 9 July 2024
  • The success of the show’s opening also breathed new life into plans to expand the Sphere concept to other major cities.
    Erik Hayden, HollywoodReporter, 20 Jan. 2026
  • Michelle Obama breathed new life into monochromatic dressing for her latest podcast episode.
    Hannah Malach, InStyle, 25 Feb. 2026
  • The movie that almost missed out on a theatrical release has turned out to be one of the year's most notable box office hits and breathed new life into a franchise.
    Simon Thompson, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
  • While not an option everywhere, snowmaking has breathed new life into some cross country ski areas that saw the snow disappear.
    oregonlive, 18 Jan. 2022
  • The music legend earns a new hit this week with a song that’s been around for decades, as a timely sync has breathed new life into one of his most emotional compositions.
    Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
  • That’s certainly true in the living room, where Vanderford breathed new life into the classic revival structure of the space.
    Gina Mayfield, Dallas News, 30 Aug. 2023
  • The baseball popped out of Ha-Seong Kim’s glove and breathed new life into the Giants’ stagnant offense.
    Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 7 Apr. 2024
  • But an oil boom in 2010 breathed new life into Watford, and Jessie experienced hope.
    Meg Bernhard, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2023
  • News of the search breathed new life into Shakur’s long-unsolved killing, which has been surrounded by conspiracy theories.
    Rio Yamat and Ken Ritter, Anchorage Daily News, 21 July 2023
  • As their convention approaches, Democrats appear to have breathed new life into the campaign, with a little bit of help from their friends in the media.
    W. James Antle Iii, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 13 Aug. 2024
  • He was arrested at the airport but his return breathed new life into the Russian opposition, and protests broke out across the country.
    Andrew E. Kramer, New York Times, 16 Feb. 2024
  • The offseason — and car design regulation overhaul — has breathed new life into him and Ferrari.
    Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 16 Mar. 2026
  • In choosing the name Lilibet for their daughter, the Sussexes have breathed new life into a piece of royal history.
    Victoria Murphy, Town & Country, 9 June 2021
  • The success of Abbott Elementary has breathed new life into the network sitcom.
    Nimah Quadri, Fortune, 19 Apr. 2022
  • This shift has breathed new life into downtown Buffalo by spurring redevelopment of vacant lots and storefronts.
    Chris McCahill, The Conversation, 26 July 2023
  • But going behind breathed new life into Denmark which equalized before half-time courtesy of a long-range shot from Morten Hjulmand.
    Ben Church, CNN, 20 June 2024
  • One, with his performances during the Sharks’ four-game road trip, Celebrini had breathed new life into the team’s season after a dismal start.
    Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 27 Oct. 2025
  • Biden was in Minnesota on Monday to trumpet how those policies have breathed new life into blue-collar communities.
    Zachary Hansen, ajc, 6 Apr. 2023
  • The Taliban victory has also breathed new life into groups far afield, including some of Al Qaeda’s rivals.
    Robin Wrigh, The New Yorker, 23 Aug. 2021
  • The dynamic young quarterback has breathed new life into the New York Giants organization, but that has come at a price.
    James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Nov. 2025
  • To be so close to dreamland and so vibrantly contest the Premier League title breathed new life into the entire Arsenal culture.
    James McNicholas, The Athletic, 14 Jan. 2025

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