How to Use regenerate in a Sentence

regenerate

verb
  • The lizard is able to regenerate its tail.
  • The lizard's tail can regenerate.
  • The tissue cells can regenerate themselves.
  • The raw skin will spur the cells to regenerate and form scar tissue.
    Washington Post, 17 Dec. 2021
  • But the green pill is a story of how crypto can regenerate the world.
    Kyle Westaway, Forbes, 16 June 2022
  • One of the main hurdles is getting the optic nerve, which links the eye to the brain, to regenerate completely.
    Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Nov. 2023
  • Later that month, Williams cut a few of the crayfish’s legs — which the species can regenerate — for DNA samples.
    Kyle Melnick, Washington Post, 5 Oct. 2023
  • Aging and loud noises can cause these cells to die off, and the ear never regenerates them.
    Emily Mullin, WIRED, 24 Jan. 2024
  • In the past, the Cowichan River went through periods of drought but was always able to regenerate.
    Norimitsu Onishi, New York Times, 30 Aug. 2023
  • But with the rise of the internet in the late 1990s, the community began to regenerate.
    Ethan Ehrenhaft, Baltimore Sun, 7 Mar. 2023
  • Fun fact: your skin cells regenerate every two to four weeks.
    Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune, 31 Mar. 2022
  • One time in the comics, Logan regenerated from a single drop of blood.
    Vulture, 10 July 2023
  • During that process, many of those cells slough off and must be regenerated.
    Erika Edwards, NBC News, 19 July 2023
  • If the fire clears out some of that overgrowth and the eastern red cedar, the prairie grass and forb species will regenerate in those areas, restoring wildlife habitat.
    Karen Hickman, The Conversation, 1 Mar. 2024
  • Areas, however, where fire burned so hot and seeds were killed, may not be able to regenerate.
    NBC News, 19 Nov. 2021
  • Get plenty of rest: Sleep is essential for the body to repair and regenerate.
    Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 13 Aug. 2023
  • Parts of these hills are so bereft of native trees that woods can’t easily regenerate.
    WIRED, 22 July 2023
  • As countries help fish populations regenerate, this can be good news for both the fish and the fishers.
    Jason Thomson, The Christian Science Monitor, 7 Aug. 2023
  • The liver is the only organ in the body that can grow cells and regenerate itself, enabling a donor to give up a part of his liver to someone in need and the donor’s will grow back.
    NBC News, 14 Feb. 2022
  • The lizards address something childish in us, and suggest that there are simple means available to regenerate the world.
    New York Times, 1 Dec. 2021
  • Yet the most complex part is regenerating the optic nerve.
    Tanya Lewis, Scientific American, 9 Nov. 2023
  • Once formed, the gametes can detach and swim freely, and the posterior ends can regenerate.
    Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 28 Jan. 2022
  • This extract is an easy way to take back control of your day and feel instantly regenerated with just one dose!
    Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 9 Mar. 2023
  • The cruelty-free For Now Ink™ lasts 1-2 weeks and fades as the skin naturally regenerates.
    Anna Tingley, Variety, 24 Oct. 2023
  • The film is the most comprehensive feature to date on the subject and is hoping to stir up a movement around regenerating the food system.
    Errol Schweizer, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2024
  • Cut roots regenerate quickly and will grow into the landscape soil.
    Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 July 2022
  • The idea that mammals can regenerate through this intervention is being put to test by Levin and his colleagues in mice.
    NBC News, 26 Jan. 2022
  • What isn’t known is the maximum number of times, if there is a maximum, that a medusa can regenerate, Dr. Pascual Torner said.
    Ginger Adams Otis, WSJ, 29 Aug. 2022
  • But as the air becomes more polluted, the body's ability to regenerate those cells can't keep up to offset the buildup of pollutants.
    Erika Edwards, NBC News, 19 July 2023
  • The artist wants to give these painful histories a chance to regenerate, allowing life to flourish in the hostile conditions known by those who identify as Black, nonbinary, transfeminine.
    Zachary Small, New York Times, 22 Mar. 2024

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