How to Use home-improvement in a Sentence
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Chief among them was a lack of storms, which would have driven customers to buy more home-improvement supplies.
—Stan Choe, Fortune, 18 Nov. 2025
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Now’s the time to upgrade your home while home-improvement tools are up to 45 percent off.
—Izzy Baskette, PEOPLE, 25 Nov. 2025
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The home-improvement retailer is doing fine, not great, not bad.
—Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 27 Feb. 2026
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The housing market has played a role in the recent home-improvement slowdown.
—Samantha Delouya, CNN, 9 Sep. 2023
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To avoid this, look for a grill pad, which costs less than $40 at grill specialty or home-improvement stores.
—Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 4 Sep. 2023
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But the home-improvement giant has largely stayed quiet.
—Alina Selyukh, NPR, 19 Aug. 2025
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That’s fueling the home-improvement market, and in some instances, the for-sale market too.
—Alena Botros, Fortune, 8 Mar. 2024
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The shift toward smaller projects is showing up at the country’s largest home-improvement retailer.
—Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 20 Aug. 2026
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Pressure washers and paint sprayers are discarded after home-improvement projects.
—Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 7 Aug. 2025
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While Nick takes the lead on home-improvement projects, Jessica makes fumbling attempts to cook and clean.
—Time, 18 Aug. 2023
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Fortunately, most home-improvement stores are open that day—and usually have some pretty good sales going on.
—Chris Morris, Fortune, 1 Sep. 2025
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Now through December 3 is the time to upgrade your home while home-improvement tools are up to 55 percent off.
—Izzy Baskette, PEOPLE, 1 Dec. 2025
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With a little notice, many local home-improvement centers can cut a piece of glass to your specifications.
—Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 7 July 2026
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Show-goers will also have the opportunity to get home-improvement tips at a number of seminars.
—By Jackie Salo, Miami Herald, 31 Jan. 2024
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Appliance and home-improvement experts say a few annual or semiannual cleanings in the right places can sharply reduce that risk.
—Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Sacbee.com, 8 May 2026
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The home-improvement retailer’s business is closely tied to the housing market, which has been increasingly shaky as mortgage rates have risen.
—Isabella Simonetti, BostonGlobe.com, 21 Feb. 2023
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Whether reclaimed, sourced from a lumber yard, or purchased at your local home-improvement store, wood presents endless opportunities for creative projects.
—Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Aug. 2023
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Expect a speedy turnaround in a financial or home-improvement matter while Mercury and Mars harmonize!
—Usa Today, USA Today, 5 June 2025
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MovingPlace used data from Porch Group, which provides home-selling and home-improvement services.
—Reia Li, AZCentral.com, 2 Sep. 2025
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This is easily replaceable for just a few dollars with kits from Home Depot or other home-improvement retailers.
—Sheila Kim, The Spruce, 21 June 2026
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Those seem like less-than-ideal conditions for retailers such as Home Depot, but the main building blocks of home-improvement demand are holding up.
—Jinjoo Lee, WSJ, 15 Aug. 2023
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The home-improvement chain said people have moved on to smaller projects, while delaying major renovations — largely out of worry about where the economy is headed.
—Alina Selyukh, NPR, 21 Aug. 2025
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The show features hands-on demonstrations, hundreds of home-improvement products and services exhibitors, plant sales and face-to-face consultations with experts and shopping.
—Ut Community Press, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Feb. 2025
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Thumbtack analyzed demand for home-improvement tasks related to pollen and air quality to identify the most allergen-prone areas.
—Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Mar. 2026
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Furniture retailer Wayfair and home-improvement play Floor & Decor each advanced more than 4%.
—Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 20 Feb. 2026
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But Jim Cramer said that this is not the time to abandon home-improvement stocks, consistently touting Home Depot as one of his favorites .
—Natasha Abellard, CNBC, 24 Mar. 2025
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Check out demonstrations, hundreds of home-improvement and home decorating products and services, plant sales and face-to-face consultations with garden experts.
—Laura Groch, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Apr. 2023
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Home Depot reported a decline in third-quarter sales, with consumers pulling back on high-dollar purchases and deferring major home-improvement projects.
—Dean Seal, WSJ, 14 Nov. 2023
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The event includes hands-on demonstrations, hundreds of home-improvement products and services exhibitors, plant sales and face-to-face consultations with home improvement experts.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Jan. 2026
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What began as a routine shopping trip turned into an extraordinary rescue mission at a home-improvement store in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
—Ronnie Li, USA Today, 13 June 2025
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