How to Use retool in a Sentence

retool

verb
  • The factory has been retooled.
  • The company is retooling for the future.
  • The company is retooling its sales strategies.
  • With that in mind, Buehler has retooled his pitch mix.
    Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Mar. 2026
  • The campaign has had to retool in the time of the coronavirus.
    Rob Crilly, Washington Examiner, 17 Aug. 2020
  • When the pilot didn’t get picked up, Lorre and Prady retooled it.
    Yvonne Villarreal, latimes.com, 4 May 2018
  • But guidelines like these are being reviewed and retooled around the world.
    Jeff Wong, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2023
  • Not amend it, not retool it, not further twist it and contort it, but repeal it.
    Sean Camacho, Denver Post, 4 Mar. 2026
  • The same structure that once spread the cost of wind and water is being retooled for racks of servers.
    Dara-Abasi Ita, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
  • Holmes may decide to retool the roster by trading him to acquire more draft picks.
    Larry Lage, ajc, 14 Jan. 2021
  • The solution to this dilemma is to rethink and retool your tech stack.
    Mark Heymann, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2022
  • Given all the repairs and retooling required, the bye comes at a good time.
    Tim Graham, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
  • The Rangers don't need a full-scale rebuild, but the big league roster needs to be retooled a bit.
    Zach Pressnell, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Aug. 2025
  • Luckily for us and others, there are ways to shake off the doubts and retool our thinking.
    Julia Carpenter, WSJ, 2 May 2021
  • The Bucks have few draft assets left to retool and few movable contracts.
    Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 May 2025
  • Lone Star Donuts is taking a break too, to retool their business.
    Dallas News, 7 July 2022
  • The upshot of all these prospects not panning out is the Reds had to retool the rebuild.
    John Fay, The Enquirer, 30 Aug. 2020
  • But like most years, there are some obvious candidates who looked to have retooled the best.
    Ben Morse, CNN Money, 28 Apr. 2025
  • The changeover brought operations to a halt in order to retool the plant.
    Sofi Zeman, Kansas City Star, 24 Jan. 2026
  • Outside of the military, the movement has retooled for the long haul.
    Steve Hendrix, Washington Post, 24 Oct. 2023
  • Amazon has been retooling its grocery business over the past few years.
    Annie Palmer, CNBC, 13 Aug. 2025
  • The defense has been retooled and the interior is the strength.
    Darren Cooper, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
  • The project was retooled in 2021 after Marsh stepped down.
    Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 11 Mar. 2026
  • Much of Frank’s work involves retooling the roster around their three stars.
    Janis Carr, Orange County Register, 6 May 2024
  • The plant will then need to be stripped and retooled to be ready to produce the yet to be named EV truck.
    Olivia Evans, The Courier-Journal, 12 Aug. 2025
  • That will likely come next year, as the Chiefs retool some things on defense and get younger on both sides of the ball.
    Terez A. Paylor, kansascity, 15 Dec. 2017
  • Now, Baylor will have to retool for a man-to-man defense in less than 48 hours.
    Xl Media, cleveland, 19 Mar. 2022
  • Bennett and Easterling also used the time to retool plans for their food truck.
    al, 12 Nov. 2021
  • The Vikings might want to rebuild or retool under a new head coach, and the Browns are ready to win now.
    cleveland, 30 Jan. 2022
  • The Chiefs have retooled the line before, but this will be a huge undertaking.
    Derrik Klassen, The Athletic, 12 Feb. 2025

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