How to Use reopen old wounds in a Sentence

reopen old wounds

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• Now, some would rather reopen old wounds and copy the worst behavior from other states.
  — Larry Hogan, Baltimore Sun, 7 Aug. 2025
• Forty years later, the brothers finally re-unite, back on Scottish soil, to reopen old wounds and reconcile with their shared past.
  — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 4 Sep. 2025
• These sorts of questions can reopen old wounds and quickly become confrontational and uncomfortable.
  — Angela Haupt, Time, 23 Dec. 2025
• According to RadarOnline, some are upset that Spencer is looking to reopen old wounds at such a complicated time for Charles.
  — Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 21 Sep. 2026
• The film unfolds across intimate Brooklyn spaces — apartments that feel borrowed, late-night conversations that blur into morning, chance encounters that reopen old wounds — as Roger navigates his lingering bond with his ex (Nicole Beharie) and a tentative new connection (DeWanda Wise).
  — Kathleen Newman-Bremang, Refinery29, 30 Dec. 2025