How to Use redefine in a Sentence
redefine
verb-
Democrats and the broad left have to take it back and redefine it.
—Michael Tomasky, The New Republic, 6 Sep. 2022
-
Piana No Time to Waist Raised and cinched: the midriff has been redefined.
—José Criales-Unzueta, Vogue, 12 Oct. 2023
-
He’s one of the greats of this game and continues to redefine his game.
—Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic, 17 Oct. 2022
-
Pins & Aces is a golf brand that's redefining the game with its clever and stylish products.
—Kasey Caminiti, USA TODAY, 30 Oct. 2024
-
Since the textile mills closed in the 1980s, the town has grappled to redefine itself.
—Lizz Schumer, Peoplemag, 3 Aug. 2024
-
Ronaldo, 38, and Messi, 36, rewrote the record books, redefined greatness and took the sport to new plateaus.
—Iliana Limón Romero, Los Angeles Times, 28 Dec. 2023
-
The music world has lost a true icon: Anita Lane, the Bad Seed who helped redefine the spirit of evil in rock & roll.
—Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 28 Apr. 2021
-
So do The Aristocrats, who — at their best — redefine the range and depth of rock power-trios.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 June 2021
-
But once again Brooks may have to redefine what winning looks like.
—Helena Andrews-Dyer, Washington Post, 2 Mar. 2024
-
When an ex-lover becomes ill, BJ is forced to redefine his life.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Dec. 2021
-
What other country would feel the need to redefine itself in such a way?
—William Anthony Hay, WSJ, 10 Feb. 2023
-
Y’all hate on this truck even though this redefines what trucking should have been.
—Bradley Brownell / Jalopnik, Quartz, 30 July 2024
-
Those shows that do best are those that define or redefine form.
—William Earl, Variety, 27 Aug. 2022
-
Consider using the first month of the year to redefine what success means to you.
—Kailyn Brown, Anchorage Daily News, 2 Jan. 2023
-
Or power-pop as Smoking Popes and Weezer did their best to redefine it in the '90s.
—Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 1 July 2022
-
She's taken a muted approach to her return to the sport she's spent the last decade redefining.
—CBS News, 5 Aug. 2023
-
More than this, Bhatt wants to help redefine Southern food.
—G. Daniela Galarza, Washington Post, 8 Dec. 2022
-
At Loewe, they were given a very (very) high waist and replaced suit pants, redefining the lines of the officewear trend.
—Alexandre Marain, Vogue, 4 Jan. 2024
-
And if the sacred can be thus redefined then everything is up for grabs.
—James Wood, The New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2023
-
The Bulls won the third quarter Saturday night against the Miami Heat, using a 28-23 run to take their first lead of the night and redefine the rhythm of the game.
—Julia Poe, chicagotribune.com, 28 Nov. 2021
-
Now is a time to embrace that nostalgia and, in some ways, redefine it.
—Phoebe Wall Howard, Detroit Free Press, 30 Dec. 2024
-
More complex is that fans would have to redefine what success looks like.
—New York Times, 23 Apr. 2021
-
So Will, how could this case redefine the whole Antifa movement?
—Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 24 Sep. 2022
-
The new deal could even let passengers take Zoom calls from the skies, once again redefining what remote work looks like.
—Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 13 Sep. 2024
-
The time is right to redefine the manifesto as personal for the present moment.
—Charlotte Burgess Auburn, Quartz, 11 Nov. 2022
-
Someday soon, the Sky will need to redefine themselves without Vandersloot,33, and Quigley, 36.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 4 Sep. 2022
-
And the third reason is, this is going to redefine patriotism in the state of Maryland.
—ABC News, 16 Apr. 2023
-
The new lineup featured menswear and womenswear with the gender roles redefined.
—Essence, 29 Feb. 2024
-
In Jordan’s opinion, masculinity and style are being redefined through jewelry in a bold way.
—Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 13 Feb. 2025
-
Zigzag redefines après-ski Another notable addition to the snowcapped culinary landscape is Zigzag.
—Sara Rosenthal, The Denver Post, 12 Feb. 2025
Some of these examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'redefine.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.
Last Updated: