How to Use redo in a Sentence

redo

verb
  • I want to redo the kitchen and put in new cabinets and new appliances.
  • Let's hope we don't have to redo our paperwork.
  • All of his work had to be redone.
    Rachel Bernhard, jsonline.com, 20 Oct. 2025
  • The street has not been redone in a while.
    Marley Gotterer, Them., 18 Sep. 2025
  • Or a small area of drywall that needs to be redone?
    Cori Sears, The Spruce, 23 June 2026
  • Sandrin had to hire a new plumber to redo the work.
    Jordyn Noennig, jsonline.com, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Yes, the bathrooms had to be redone, but so what?
    Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Why redo the movie at all, and what should a reboot look like?
    Kim Wong-Shing, Glamour, 28 Oct. 2020
  • The chapel has been redone, as have the kitchen and dining area.
    Kim Chatelain, NOLA.com, 26 Mar. 2018
  • He was told to redo his complaint.
    Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 19 Apr. 2026
  • On the other side of that, is there a piece that you guys would redo?
    Rebecca Aizin, Peoplemag, 7 Sep. 2023
  • Some of this is brass tacks, but needed to be redone and re-looked at.
    Megan Poinski, Forbes, 3 Sep. 2024
  • The seats were redone in blazing oxblood leather; the shifter got a new, steel knob.
    Hannah Elliott, latimes.com, 4 May 2018
  • And so my manager came in to redo my deal.
    Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 3 May 2026
  • Rodriguez sees this as a healthy budget to redo a few rooms as well.
    Ryan Conner, Dallas News, 25 Apr. 2023
  • The seller could be forced to rip out and redo the work in order to sell.
    Amy Dickinson, Detroit Free Press, 13 May 2024
  • On the one hand, your code might be redone and be a lot more efficient.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025
  • Nine weeks wasn’t enough time for the crew to completely redo the ship.
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  • The old gas lines leaked, and the gas service to the building had to be redone.
    Matt Richtel David Williams, New York Times, 6 June 2023
  • The mural, which had faded over the decades, was redone with fresh paint a few months ago.
    Karl Vick, Time, 22 June 2025
  • Take an optional rest day then redo the sequence for the rest of the week.
    Jeff Tomko, Men's Health, 26 May 2022
  • The bathroom has been recently redone as well and has a tub.
    Katie McDonough, Curbed, 18 May 2026
  • One teacher had audio troubles and had to redo part of the class the next day.
    Washington Post, 6 Sep. 2020
  • But a pirate has forgotten his hat, and the scene needs to be redone.
    John Bleasdale, Variety, 21 Feb. 2025
  • Would Shanahan like to redo any of his play calls in the fourth quarter?
    Ben Volin, BostonGlobe.com, 25 Jan. 2020
  • Kumar would redo the outside of the building, add new glass and an awning.
    Steve Lord, chicagotribune.com, 27 June 2021
  • The court had planned to redo the courtyards well before the marble fell.
    Mark Sherman, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2023
  • If bubbles form when gas is turned on, turn off the gas and redo the connections.
    Judy Buchenot, Naperville Sun, 30 May 2017
  • Peel-and-stick wallpaper is the no-fuss way of redoing your walls.
    Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Feb. 2026
  • And the lobby — the original was lost years ago — will be redone.
    Jane Margolies, New York Times, 28 June 2019

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