How to Use reinstall in a Sentence

reinstall

verb
  • And if the user reinstalls or updates the app, the clock restarts.
    Emma Roth, The Verge, 9 Aug. 2024
  • Foster hopes to take a photo with the spoon once it’s reinstalled at the Dairy Queen.
    Daniel Wu, Washington Post, 4 Apr. 2023
  • To reinstall an offloaded app, tap on the app icon to download it again.
    Jennifer Jolly, USA TODAY, 13 Jan. 2022
  • All right, go to week 2, reinstall it, watch every practice, go back through the week, watch the game, next.
    Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune, 5 Nov. 2021
  • Put the doors, baseboards, and shoe mouldings in a safe, out-the-way place until they can be reinstalled.
    Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 July 2024
  • The workers who needed to reinstall the bolts never had the work order telling them the work needed to be done.
    Gregory Wallace, CNN, 27 June 2024
  • Hence, these users should avoid reinstalling the update.
    Michael Kan, PCMAG, 25 Aug. 2023
  • Dealers can inspect and reinstall the air bag for free.
    Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 8 Jan. 2024
  • Biden would reinstall it, in a bigger form, with Corey Booker in charge!
    Robert T. Garrett, Dallas News, 24 Aug. 2020
  • To make sure your programs work properly, reinstall them on the hard disk, one at a time.
    Steve Alexander Star Tribune, Star Tribune, 24 Jan. 2021
  • More than 300 signs from the old market will be reinstalled in the new one — after a round of thorough cleaning.
    Amanda Yeager, Baltimore Sun, 25 Jan. 2024
  • After cleaning grass clippings from around the belt and wiping the area clean, reinstall the drive belt cover.
    Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics, 17 Mar. 2023
  • The issue went to court this past June, where judges ordered them to reinstall the sculpture in its original spot.
    Jasper Bastian, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Sep. 2020
  • The programs were reinstalled the next day and no failures were reported.
    Hayley Smith, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2023
  • The owner plans to remove the sign and reinstall it once construction is complete.
    Suzanne Baker, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2022
  • Work to address that issue led to the removal of a door panel, which was reinstalled but without four bolts used to secure it.
    Kelly Kasulis Cho, Washington Post, 1 July 2024
  • Title 42 was lifted by a federal judge on Nov. 15 and reinstalled by the Supreme Court a month later.
    Candy Woodall, USA TODAY, 21 Apr. 2023
  • Let the screens air dry completely before reinstalling on your doors.
    Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 30 Nov. 2023
  • Akron is also expected to reinstall all outdoor basketball hoops by the end of the month, the release says.
    Robin Goist, cleveland, 15 Sep. 2020
  • More and more, though, people seem eager to reinstall some boundaries.
    Michael Waters, The Atlantic, 2 Nov. 2022
  • After those few minutes, turn off the water faucets, clean the aerators, and reinstall.
    Jim Riccioli, Journal Sentinel, 2 Sep. 2023
  • Restoration work on Notre-Dame following the fire has continued to progress: The tower’s eight bronze bells were reinstalled this week.
    Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Sep. 2024
  • Then reinstall the ring clamps and wrap the connections with aluminum-foil duct tape, which holds up over time better than regular duct tape.
    Jeanne Huber, Washington Post, 8 Aug. 2022
  • The structure was reinstalled at Greenfield Village in 2022.
    Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 29 Apr. 2024
  • If that doesn't work, Microsoft tells you to update the printer driver for your PC, or to be even more thorough, uninstall and then reinstall the printer.
    Matthew Humphries, PCMAG, 27 July 2022
  • Fill your coolant overflow reservoir below its maximum fill line with a half-and-half mix of water and antifreeze and reinstall it with its cap on.
    Mike Allen, Popular Mechanics, 27 Aug. 2020
  • But right as airport officials were winding up to reinstall it in 2020, boom, the pandemic hit.
    Laura Johnston, cleveland, 26 Oct. 2022
  • The restore process involves using a computer to reflash your iPhone to iOS 15 and reinstall the most recent archived backup.
    Chris Smith, BGR, 11 July 2022
  • Come next spring, use a 120-volt battery charger to bring the battery to full capacity, then reinstall it into the mower.
    Joseph Truini, Popular Mechanics, 3 Nov. 2021
  • An initial investigation by the NTSB found that four key bolts that were supposed to keep the door plug in place were not reinstalled during the plane’s production.
    William Gavin, Quartz, 12 Aug. 2024

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