How to Use reenactor in a Sentence
reenactor
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But the reenactors overheard her concern and didn’t miss a beat.
—Jordan Greene, People.com, 25 Apr. 2025
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While Colonial Day is not a craft fair, a few items made by the reenactors may be for sale.
—Courant Community, 11 Sep. 2017
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Wayne Carle, who helps plan the event, says the reenactors put on the show to keep history alive.
—USA TODAY, 21 June 2019
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One of the reenactors, Owen Davies, ended up coming across the video.
—Jordan Greene, People.com, 25 Apr. 2025
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This is a career for Thomas, who is not a reenactor but a first-person interpreter.
—Jennifer Ludden, NPR, 27 June 2026
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Includes reenactors, games, crafts and food samples of that time period.
—Luann Gibbs, Cincinnati.com, 4 Nov. 2019
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These reenactors will be really engaging and staying true to their time era.
—Jessi Virtusio, Post-Tribune, 1 Sep. 2017
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Both volunteer in a small company of local reenactors in their free time.
—Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2026
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The public is invited to send loose tea that will be thrown by reenactors during the anniversary event.
—BostonGlobe.com, 5 Nov. 2019
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There was an infant right there—a two-month-old boy, swaddled in period-correct cloth against a reenactor’s chest.
—Caity Weaver, The Atlantic, 8 Oct. 2025
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On Saturday, there will be historical reenactors at the site to talk to the public about the war.
—Jennifer McDermott, The Seattle Times, 28 July 2017
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What struck her most, though, was how committed the reenactors were to authenticity.
—Jordan Greene, People.com, 25 Apr. 2025
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Yet the stadium tour is one of several signs of hope for fans who view guitar bands as more than historical reenactors.
—Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2019
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No cannon balls were launched, but experienced reenactors went through the full process of loading powder and setting off a charge heard and felt far and wide.
—Baltimore Sun, 23 June 2023
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Currently, roughly 30% of the character reenactors are black, but the site's image as a white space is hard to shake.
—Max Cohen, USA Today, 17 Oct. 2019
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There are also reenactors in costume, which is a little unexpected.
—Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 23 Oct. 2025
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Then, a Roman reenactor posed the question in a now-viral Instagram reel.
—Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 22 Sep. 2023
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Within the community, there are also terms to designate what type of reenactor someone is perceived to be.
—Dina Gachman, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Oct. 2021
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The British reenactors could not help but lure the audience’s attention away from the Patriots.
—Caity Weaver, The Atlantic, 8 Oct. 2025
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In the afternoon, the reenactors staged the Battle of Bunker Hill all over again, for the Sunday crowd.
—Caity Weaver, The Atlantic, 8 Oct. 2025
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Colonial reenactors were part of the celebration held on the lawn of the visitor’s center on a warm, sunny afternoon.
—Sarah Raza, BostonGlobe.com, 8 July 2023
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If possible, visit on the first weekend of the month, when reenactors bring the fort to life with cannon firings and military demonstrations.
—Taryn Shorr-McKee, Travel + Leisure, 31 May 2026
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Onlookers lined the entrance of the fort and watched in silence as reenactors raised the American flag on a flagpole visible from the bay.
—Lauren Hernández, SFChronicle.com, 17 Aug. 2019
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Trump went as its tragicomic reenactor, treating his audience to a performance that rhymed with many of the country’s darkest moments.
—Brett Rosenberg, The New Republic, 22 Oct. 2020
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Director Femi Oyeniran got to be involved both behind the camera and as a reenactor.
—Lisa Respers France, CNN, 6 Apr. 2021
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Finding reenactors to portray Civil War cavalry and bring their horses to an event for a mock battle is a challenge.
—Baltimore Sun, 23 June 2023
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Twice on the Fourth, six reenactors will read aloud the text of the Declaration of Independence.
—Graham Ambrose, BostonGlobe.com, 26 June 2018
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The commitment of reenactors and historical interpreters to this project was crucial.
—Sarah Botstein, The Atlantic, 8 Oct. 2025
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Patriot reenactors insisted that their aim is not to lionize the Americans.
—Caity Weaver, The Atlantic, 8 Oct. 2025
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Although the crossing ended up being canceled because of dangerous winds, Pagon hopes to forge a partnership with the reenactors in future years.
—David Karas, The Christian Science Monitor, 28 Mar. 2018
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