How to Use rethink in a Sentence

rethink

verb
  • He took a moment to rethink.
  • You had better rethink your decision.
  • The government is rethinking its policy.
  • That is spurring them to rethink their approach to tourism.
    Simon Montlake, The Christian Science Monitor, 14 July 2023
  • So one of the paths forward is just rethinking some of that stuff.
    Nilay Patel, The Verge, 5 Feb. 2024
  • The tumult has caused the company behind the Web3 game, Sky Mavis, to rethink its steps.
    Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune Crypto, 17 May 2023
  • In the past year, he’s been rethinking his early life in Detroit in the Eighties.
    Anthony Malone, Rolling Stone, 1 Sep. 2023
  • The Henry Rose founder jokes that although the gloves are a good start, Hudson may want to rethink the design a bit.
    Angel Saunders, Peoplemag, 7 Dec. 2023
  • But even then, the game was propelling me to look at and rethink my surroundings.
    Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2023
  • Then the pandemic hit, everyone was forced to stay home, and Reece had to rethink a few things.
    Raef Harrison, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2023
  • The pilot program is part of a larger push among major cities to rethink how to deal with traffic.
    Laura Blasey, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2023
  • These days, though, the high cost of groceries is making diners across the country rethink their plans for the holiday.
    Carly Westerfield, Bon Appétit, 20 Nov. 2023
  • Price Is Right hopefuls might want to rethink trying to win over producers with a gift or snack.
    Jamie Ballard, Good Housekeeping, 22 Aug. 2023
  • Wendy’s customers may want to rethink ordering during the lunch rush.
    Tanasia Kenney, Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2024
  • The thought of Christmas shopping is causing many people to rethink their spending now.
    Essence, 17 Sep. 2023
  • Craig is making Lue rethink that strategy of putting Ivica Zubac on him or no one at all.
    Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic, 19 Apr. 2023
  • And his own path to understanding his daughters and himself led him to rethinking things in his life and his church.
    Emily Alpert Reyes, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2023
  • States began working to ban choke holds and no-knock warrants, and cities rethought their entire approach to policing.
    Robert Samuels, The New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2023
  • Khan’s arrest is a reminder that the country must rethink this narrative and find a new way forward.
    Time, 8 Aug. 2023
  • The bill would also rethink how primary care doctors are paid.
    Jessica Bartlett, BostonGlobe.com, 11 Sep. 2023
  • Travelers should rethink their plans, or be ready with emergency kits and tire chains.
    oregonlive, 30 Mar. 2023
  • For the past five years Los Angeles’ Hatch Escapes has been rethinking the escape room ground rules.
    Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2024
  • The lettuce, cheese and pickles have been rethought to be fresher and meltier, and the bun is now a buttery brioche, with the sesame seeds more randomly scattered for a homemade look.
    Heather Haddon, WSJ, 30 Nov. 2023
  • The audio streamer isn’t the only successful Swedish export to rethink its approach to staffing.
    Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune Europe, 4 Dec. 2023
  • After the Maui fire, some Hawaiians rethink the aloha spirit.
    Emily Alpert Reyes, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2023
  • The new market of wannabe influencers has led some companies to rethink their clientele.
    Taylor Lorenz, Washington Post, 26 Oct. 2023
  • Patek Philippe engineers had to rethink the minute repeater mechanism to combine the two.
    Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 10 Nov. 2023
  • Yet even as police brace for more conflict, lawmakers have begun to rethink the project.
    Patrik Jonsson, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 Mar. 2023
  • In a way, most of them are because hundreds of thousands of Americans are going to rethink what their yards look like in the next 20 years as droughts become more common.
    Dana Taylor, USA TODAY, 25 July 2023
  • Avoid Retinol and Retinoids Spending more time in the sun means rethinking certain ingredients.
    Elycia Rubin, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 July 2023

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