How to Use re-create in a Sentence

re-create

verb
  • The scene of the crime was re-created based upon police photographs.
  • The movie set re-creates a London street of 1895.
  • But that’s part of what Jimmy wants to re-create.
    — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 20 May 2026
  • No one can re-create that Cuba.
    — Abraham Jiménez Enoa, The Dial, 9 Dec. 2025
  • Powell said the rhythm will have to be re-created on the fly.
    — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 24 Mar. 2026
  • But even the landlocked among us can re-create its breezy spirit at home.
    — Sarah Halverson, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 July 2026
  • With this line, the yard isn’t focused on re-creating the past.
    — Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 28 Apr. 2026
  • The idea, Miske said, isn’t to re-create home but to offer what home can’t.
    — Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2025
  • The Oscars re-creating the best scene in a movie this year?
    — Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 2026
  • And yes, the pair is hoping to re-create the iconic photo on the big day.
    — Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel, 2 Mar. 2023
  • What has been your favorite video of someone re-creating the dance?
    — Leigh Scheps, Rolling Stone, 7 Feb. 2024
  • Now, Smith is trying to re-create that magic.
    — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2025
  • Our goal is to hire a seamstress who can re-create things for us from those unusable items.
    — Sandra Barrera, Daily News, 20 Mar. 2026
  • Can another site re-create that?
    — Ralph D. Russo, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2026
  • No wonder people try to re-create a little of that magic in their yards.
    — Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2024
  • Fineman then re-created a scene from the first episode where Tedros wrapped her robe around her face.
    — Naledi Ushe, USA TODAY, 11 June 2023
  • Trying to re-create the city just of that time was filtered through my memory.
    — Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 27 Feb. 2026
  • One of the major projects outside was re-creating a rear porch that had been removed.
    — Joanne Kempinger Demski, Journal Sentinel, 5 Jan. 2024
  • This is also one of the easiest skirt-outfit ideas to re-create and remix.
    — Ruhama Wolle, Glamour, 30 Dec. 2025
  • The goal was to re-create that experience.
    — Beatrice Verhoeven, HollywoodReporter, 11 Feb. 2026
  • The ultimate goal of this process was to re-create space-like conditions.
    — Jacopo Prisco, CNN Money, 6 Feb. 2026
  • The truth is that Colossal didn’t re-create the dire wolf of prehistoric times.
    — Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 2025
  • Brewers are always trying to put their own stamp on a beer, not just re-create somebody else’s beer.
    — Jay R. Brooks, Mercury News, 17 June 2025
  • To re-create the look, prep your dresser by sanding, cleaning, and priming.
    — Caitlin Sole, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 July 2023
  • The play attempts to re-create the experience of living in the refugee camp.
    — Stephen Humphries, The Christian Science Monitor, 17 Feb. 2023
  • The idea behind the music video was to re-create a street environment.
    — Paula Aceves, Curbed, 20 Apr. 2026
  • Patella traveled to Japan to meet with mills about re-creating the unique fabric.
    — Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 12 Aug. 2025
  • Read on for some of our favorite, quintessentially ’80s styles that are so easy to re-create at home.
    — Marci Robin, Allure, 9 Oct. 2025
  • The specialty room is also the ideal place to re-create the movie poster with a green robe and pair of white slippers.
    — Partner Content, Variety, 11 Dec. 2023
  • Better yet, wrangle your friends and bring them along to re-create some of your favorite moments from the series.
    — Elvia Limón, Los Angeles Times, 23 June 2023

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