How to Use reprise in a Sentence
- The team is hoping to avoid a reprise of last year's defeat.
- They ended their performance with a reprise of the opening number.
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But Sleepy, Swampy, and Crooked are not a reprise of the seven dwarfs.
— W. James Antle Iii, Washington Examiner, 15 May 2020 -
The men picked up a pair of medals last time and should be good for at least a reprise.
— John Powers, BostonGlobe.com, 26 July 2023 -
This is a reprise from one of the major conclusions of the 2020 Study.
— Michael Peregrine, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2021 -
Each gets a featured turn before the dance ends with a reprise of the group theme.
— Jim Higgins, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 26 Feb. 2021 -
Just that tiny little reprise, that part, that was enough.
— Tim Stack, EW.com, 28 Sep. 2019 -
There may be a small reprise of good autumn weather in the weeks ahead.
— Carl Nolte, San Francisco Chronicle, 23 Oct. 2021 -
In between the votes, mind you, there is a lot of talking and only 12 songs and a reprise.
— Peter Marks, Washington Post, 7 Oct. 2022 -
In the theme’s reprise, the upper line moves from the first cello to the viola, and the piece sings from the inside out.
— Daniel Gelernter, National Review, 2 Nov. 2019 -
This is a reprise of the same study buddy premise from the Carey Mulligan episode.
— Andy Hoglund, EW.com, 13 Mar. 2022 -
Inevitably, this reprise at the Goodman Theatre does not pack the same kind of punch.
— Chris Jones, chicagotribune.com, 23 Feb. 2022 -
Goodman and Crystal reprise their roles in this cute short.
— Sydni Ellis, Peoplemag, 17 Mar. 2023 -
Music makes a reprise in the Green Room, which is swathed with jingle bells, hand bells, and sleigh bells.
— Kelsey Mulvey, House Beautiful, 28 Nov. 2022 -
In a reprise of the dot-com boom days of 20 years ago, DashDash's shares had soared 86% on their first day of trading.
— Fortune, 14 Dec. 2020 -
There was a reprise of the mantra late in the third quarter when Jackson hit Seth Roberts for a 33-yard touchdown.
— David Ginsburg, Houston Chronicle, 12 Dec. 2019 -
Pop returns the favor by appearing on a reprise of the song to close the album.
— Daniel Kohn, SPIN, 23 Nov. 2023 -
But judging by the loud singalong the second time, the crowd rather enjoyed the reprise.
— Piet Levy, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 25 Sep. 2021 -
His book begins with a crisp reprise of the Wheatley story.
— Jennifer Schuessler, New York Times, 2 Mar. 2023 -
It's also set to have Ben Mendelsohn reprise his role as the Skrull Talos.
— Christian Holub, EW.com, 12 Nov. 2021 -
Key reprise his role as Mr. Garvey in the kooky commercial above.
— Jessica Wang, EW.com, 23 Nov. 2022 -
The Tonight’s the Night portion of the evening ended with an extended reprise of the title track, and Young back at the piano.
— Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 21 Sep. 2023 -
There are places where the boys rescued a word or a phrase to make a reprise of the verse which makes sense – Freddie did three takes – but that’s it.
— A.d. Amorosi, Variety, 16 Nov. 2022 -
USA-Japan will be a reprise of the softball gold medal game, won by the host country in the sports’ return to the Olympic program for the first time since 2008.
— David Barron, San Francisco Chronicle, 6 Aug. 2021 -
There will be no reprise of the 2000, when Tiger had his most Tiger tournament ever.
— Daniel Rapaport, SI.com, 15 June 2019 -
The mayor’s reprise of the song at the end of the first act, meant to justify the dastardly, is anything but funny.
— Lisa Kennedy, The Know, 17 Sep. 2019 -
And could Kingpin be making a reprise as Matt's arch nemesis?
— Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 21 Sep. 2018 -
Across the city, businesses were shuttered with sheets of plywood, a reprise of May 31, after the killing of George Floyd.
— Washington Post, 1 Nov. 2020 -
The second-act reprise of the number is brief and remains lyrically vague.
— Theater Review Aug. 3, Vulture, 3 Aug. 2023 -
The effort was a reprise of a visit by Blinken last month, just days after the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel.
— Michael Birnbaum, Washington Post, 3 Nov. 2023
- He will reprise his role in the play.
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In 2016, Saget and the rest of the cast reprised their roles for Netflix's Fuller House.
— Esther Kang, Peoplemag, 15 Mar. 2024 -
Mills went on to reprise her role as Dorothy in a a 1984 revival of The Wiz, as well.
— Tommy McArdle, Peoplemag, 29 May 2023 -
Plus, Jamie Lynn Spears is reprising her role of Noreen.
— Maggie Horton, Country Living, 7 July 2023 -
Not only that, but Johnson will reprise his role as demigod Maui in the movie.
— Emily Trainham, Fox News, 4 Apr. 2023 -
And Cloud, who died last month at age 25, will not be reprising the role of Fezco.
— Christi Carras, Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2023 -
That same year, the actress reprised her role as Tina with a guest appearance on One Life to Live.
— Dave Quinn, Peoplemag, 11 July 2023 -
Both actors reprised their roles in 2019 for Tim Story’s comedic take on the series.
— J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 24 Oct. 2023 -
Jasmine Cephas Jones reprised her role from the film, starring in the series as Ashley.
— Joe Otterson, Variety, 25 Sep. 2023 -
Fey recently reprised her role as Ms. Norbury in the new edition of Mean Girls.
— Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 16 Jan. 2024 -
That said, she’s always been upfront about her desire to reprise the role.
— Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 26 Feb. 2024 -
Spiro, in his opening, reprised his best lines about Musk as a truth-telling visionary.
— Sheelah Kolhatkar, The New Yorker, 24 July 2023 -
Roundtree reprised his role for a 1973 CBS series that lasted seven episodes.
— Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 25 Oct. 2023 -
Clausen has moved up from the secondary character of Jean to the lead role of Margie, and Leib will reprise the role of Mike, the play’s lead male character.
— Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 May 2023 -
Third Coast ought to reprise this program as soon as possible.
— Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 3 May 2023 -
Joaquin Phoenix will reprise his role as the murderous Arthur Fleck, also known as Joker.
— Christi Carras, Los Angeles Times, 3 Apr. 2023 -
Stars Luke Newton and Nicola Coughlan will reprise their roles.
— Clayton Davis, Variety, 5 Feb. 2024 -
President Biden and his team are working hard to reprise that historic win.
— Kenneth L. Khachigian, wsj.com, 7 May 2023 -
Chopra Jonas, Madden, Manville, and Tucci are all expected to reprise their roles.
— Town & Country, 26 May 2023 -
Gems said in 1997 that Beetlejuice Goes Hawaiian could no longer be made because Ryder was now too old to reprise her role.
— Brendan Morrow, The Week, 13 May 2023 -
Robbie, who took up method dressing for the film’s press tour, seems to be reprising her pink-heavy wardrobe for the foreseeable future.
— Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 8 Jan. 2024 -
Johnson and Cravalho are expected to reprise their roles.
— Aaron Couch, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Feb. 2024 -
Both Garcia and Perez will reprise their roles at their respective infield spots.
— Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 28 Mar. 2024 -
Josh Brolin might reprise his villainous role in the Deadpool franchise later this year.
— Esme Mazzeo, Peoplemag, 20 Feb. 2024 -
The movie, featuring Leslie Nielsen reprising his Police Squad!
— Ryan Gajewski, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Dec. 2023 -
Tom Cruise reprises his role as Maverick, this time training a group of new recruits.
— Amy MacKelden, Harper's BAZAAR, 12 Apr. 2023 -
After her series ended in 2020, Shipka reprised the role of Sabrina one last time with a trip to Riverdale.
— Angel Saunders, Peoplemag, 11 Nov. 2023 -
Locke and Connor reprise their roles of Charlie and Nick, respectively.
— Marc Malkin, Variety, 21 Feb. 2024 -
She’s scheduled to reprise her role in February-March on dates in Australia and Singapore.
— Gary Trust, Billboard, 31 Jan. 2024 -
Krasinski briefly reprised his role as Lee in Part II's opening flashback sequence, which gave us a brief glimpse of what happened on the day the aliens arrived.
— Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 7 Feb. 2024
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