Examples of resurrect in a Sentence
The story is about a scientist who claimed that he could resurrect the dead.
He is trying to resurrect his acting career.
an old government program that is being resurrected
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Octavia Spencer has resurrected a famous scene from her 2011 film The Help in honor of DOGE.
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Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 19 Feb. 2025
But by the end of 2023, adroit U.S. diplomacy had resurrected counternarcotics cooperation between the two countries.
—Vanda Felbab-Brown, Foreign Affairs, 17 Feb. 2025
Incognito resurrected his career after his NFL imposed suspension (eight games in 2013), and blackballing (all of 2014).
—Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 17 Feb. 2025
Francis’ arrival also resurrected memories of a tainted past.
—Sui-Lee Wee, New York Times, 16 Feb. 2025
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Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 19 Feb. 2025
But by the end of 2023, adroit U.S. diplomacy had resurrected counternarcotics cooperation between the two countries.
—Vanda Felbab-Brown, Foreign Affairs, 17 Feb. 2025
Incognito resurrected his career after his NFL imposed suspension (eight games in 2013), and blackballing (all of 2014).
—Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 17 Feb. 2025
Francis’ arrival also resurrected memories of a tainted past.
—Sui-Lee Wee, New York Times, 16 Feb. 2025
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“Resurrect.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/resurrect. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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resurrect
verb
res·ur·rect
ˌrez-ə-ˈrekt 
1
: to raise from the dead : bring back to life
2
: to bring to attention or into use again
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