How to Use refocus in a Sentence
refocus
verb- He needs to refocus his attention on his schoolwork.
- Sports are not a priority now. You need to refocus and improve your grades.
- She refocused her energies toward a career in music.
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The players try not to get too high or low from game to game, to let go and refocus.
—Mike Bass, The Enquirer, 30 July 2021
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Who can help guide and refocus you on your North Star?
—Natalie Silverman, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
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One of the best tactics for getting through times of doubt is to refocus on your why.
—Christie Hunter Arscott, Fortune, 26 Oct. 2022
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The amusing clips help the team refocus the night before each game.
—Jori Epstein, USA TODAY, 8 Aug. 2019
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Discuss one idea at a time, and refocus the group if things get sidetracked.
—Steven P. Dinkin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Sep. 2019
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There were some things that needed to be straightened out and refocused on.
—Jeff Potrykus, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 21 Jan. 2020
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But Smith refocused, closing here round with five straight pars.
—Varun Shankar, BostonGlobe.com, 11 July 2023
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Instead, refocus on facts, boundaries, or the task at hand.
—Shadé Zahrai, CNBC, 5 Jan. 2026
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Kat Richards wanted to slow down and refocus on the simple things in life.
—Journal Sentinel, 1 Dec. 2022
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October is your chance to press pause, refocus, and finish the year on a high note.
—Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 2 Oct. 2024
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But by spring, there were already internal calls for the far right to refocus.
—NBC News, 4 Jan. 2022
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Read on to learn five steps managers can take to help their teams recover and refocus on the job at hand.
—Jeanne Sahadi, CNN, 25 Aug. 2020
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Poole said the program would also be refocused on kindergarten through third grade.
—Mike Cason, AL.com, 6 Feb. 2018
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After Davis came back to the dugout in the first, the coaches met with him to get refocused.
—Paul Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 8 May 2026
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Heights took halftime to refocus.
—Ella Diaz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Sep. 2025
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At this point, be sure to stop petting Felix and refocus him on a toy instead.
—Mary-Ann Fernandes, The Mercury News, 21 June 2019
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When that got far enough along and after the film was released in May, the team refocused on the heist thriller.
—Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Dec. 2023
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The key thing is just to regroup, refocus, get everybody healthy and then go into the next game.
—Julian Cardillo, Pro Soccer USA, 16 June 2019
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Maybe he was distracted by his wife’s pregnancy and can refocus now that their child is out.
—Geoff Clark Outkick, FOXNews.com, 15 June 2026
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The camera lens refocuses on my father who smiles back at them like a movie star or some small, lesser god.
—Literary Hub, 15 Dec. 2025
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But even then, the Huskies didn’t have to play three games in three days, with little time to adjust and refocus.
—Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 27 Nov. 2024
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Foudy isn’t alone in saying that Musk needs to refocus on Tesla.
—Will Daniel, Fortune, 24 Jan. 2023
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Hawkins said his team has refocused efforts on obtaining city and county grants.
—Eloise Rollins-Fife, Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2025
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Like many sufferers from middle-age spread, Google may have to slim down and refocus.
—The Economist, 31 July 2020
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Trump’s plan to refocus, explore and beat China.
—FOXNews.com, 15 Sep. 2025
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But when the stakes have been at their highest, Boston has been able to refocus and shake off these issues.
—Adam Himmelsbach, BostonGlobe.com, 15 June 2022
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Geralt asks again, refocusing his concern on the well-being of his friend.
—Scott Meslow, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2025
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