How to Use revive in a Sentence

revive

verb
  • The success of the movie has revived her career.
  • The store's business is beginning to revive.
  • The government is trying to revive the economy.
  • The family is trying to revive an old custom.
  • Our spirits were revived by his enthusiasm.
  • He has decided to revive Molière's Tartuffe.
  • Dune: Part Two has revived the box office with the biggest debut of the year so far.
    Shania Russell, EW.com, 3 Mar. 2024
  • The Camaro went from dead to revived to redesigned to slated for death again.
    Bob Sorokanich, Robb Report, 20 Dec. 2023
  • The Altar put their spin on the classic track and revived it for Gen Z, just in time for the film’s 20th anniversary.
    Jason Lipshutz, Billboard, 7 Aug. 2023
  • But sometimes the simple traditions of the past can stand to be revived.
    Judy Berlfein, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 May 2023
  • To revive them, heat them in the oven or an air fryer just before eating.
    Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 24 Nov. 2023
  • He was revived but was later declared brain dead and died on Aug. 30.
    Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 13 Oct. 2023
  • This stop-start is among the smoothest on the market, reviving the gas engine with nary a shudder.
    Andrew Krok, Car and Driver, 18 May 2023
  • Olivia Harrison co-signed on the effort to revive the track.
    Chris Willman, Variety, 26 Oct. 2023
  • But, rumors began swirling late last year that the Duchess was looking to revive her old lifestyle blog, The Tig.
    Elise Taylor, Vogue, 14 Mar. 2024
  • Pierre de Coubertin successfully revived the Olympic Games in 1894, as a way to bring sports to the masses.
    Anastasia Nisenbaum, Rolling Stone, 20 Oct. 2023
  • The best curl creams hydrate and revive dry and limp hair while adding definition and shine for a long lasting style.
    Alexis Gaskin, ELLE, 12 June 2023
  • Since 1979, there has been at least one attempt to revive the company.
    Brian Seibert, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2024
  • The results stem from a multi-year effort to revive the brand, which was popular in the early 2000s.
    Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 4 Jan. 2024
  • The movie, directed by Steven Caple Jr., opens after a five-year hiatus for the series and hopes to revive the franchise.
    Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 June 2023
  • First responders were not able to revive the infant, and the infant died, police said.
    Bradford Betz, Fox News, 11 Mar. 2024
  • Twitter’s decline has spawned or revived a host of rivals, such as the nonprofit Mastodon and Meta’s Threads.
    Jeremy B. Merrill, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2023
  • Here are five things to know about the effort to revive supersonic travel.
    Monica Rodman, Washington Post, 18 Mar. 2024
  • Last night, Rodrigo revived the look with her very own green, cropped V-neck version.
    Christian Allaire, Vogue, 10 Dec. 2023
  • Krispy Kreme revived two fan favorites and created two brand-new menu items with pumpkin spice in mind.
    Sam Burros, Peoplemag, 7 Aug. 2023
  • His basketball career was put on hold, after having to be revived twice on the way to the hospital.
    Richard Obert, The Arizona Republic, 16 Jan. 2024
  • And last year, for the first time in decades, the town revived its annual festival, now called the Dinosaur Stone Age Stampede, with food, games, and music.
    Markian Hawryluk, CBS News, 25 Sep. 2023
  • Having survived the gruelling set, Djokovic looked revived.
    Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 11 Sep. 2023
  • These calls to revive the two-state solution may come from good intentions.
    Marc Lynch, Foreign Affairs, 20 Feb. 2024
  • Suits is being revived with a brand-new spinoff — but will Meghan Markle’s beloved character Rachel Zane make an appearance?
    Kelsie Gibson, Peoplemag, 29 Feb. 2024

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