How to Use repurpose in a Sentence

repurpose

verb

• The rooms themselves, though, which tend to be small and dark, can be hard to repurpose.
  — Curbed, 8 Nov. 2022
• And 44% of that land would have to be repurposed, the study estimates.
  — Mark Gongloff, Boston Herald, 28 Dec. 2024
• Even the zip on the dress was repurposed from an unused sample.
  — Emma Spedding, Glamour, 15 July 2023
• The site will repurpose the historic Tahoe City Inn as part of its design.
  — Steve Larese, Outside Online, 13 July 2022
• Since then, it had been repurposed at least twice and had once housed a restaurant.
  — Jackson Barton, Washington Post, 16 Dec. 2023
• Rather, his firm has spent three years studying how best to repurpose it.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 17 May 2021
• The YouTuber isn't the first to repurpose a Blu-ray player to get a magnified view.
  — Scharon Harding, Ars Technica, 22 Dec. 2022
• Smart, as Deborah, gives the lie to the idea of the hack and repurposes it as a glorious wink.
  — J Wortham, New York Times, 12 May 2024
• Even the wood was sourced from old chalets from a firm in Verbier, Switzerland, that repurposes old wood for new builds.
  — Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 24 Oct. 2023
• In hopes of adding more, Chin and his colleagues sought to repurpose two of the six codons that normally code for serine.
  — Robert F. Service, Science | AAAS, 3 June 2021
• The good news is there are things that can be done, and as much as 80 percent of this waste can be reused, repurposed, or recycled.
  — Verity Burns, WIRED, 19 Dec. 2024
• Start with a blank canvas or repurpose an old picture frame with the glass removed.
  — Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024
• Developers plan to repurpose much of the 2.7 million square feet of concrete and steel on the site.
  — Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 8 Mar. 2022
• The district was able to obtain funds from the city and repurpose funds from the school budget to purchase the metal detectors.
  — Bynadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 13 Jan. 2023
• Lots of couples would be happy to repurpose your decor.
  — Krista Simmons, Sunset Magazine, 10 May 2024
• Now, repurpose these helpful tablets to expand that ease across your home.
  — Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 9 Feb. 2025
• It had been repurposed as a bedroom for one of the more permanent roommates.
  — Holly Yeo, Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2024
• Mom can repurpose the frame once the baby arrives, subbing the sonogram pic with the first photo of her newborn.
  — Jamie Kravitz, Woman's Day, 4 Aug. 2022
• Now’s the time to repurpose those spaces and create rooms that truly spark joy and excitement for you.
  — Cori Sears, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Mar. 2023
• In both Phoenix and east Mesa, plans are moving forward to repurpose shuttered Kmart stores.
  — Joshua Bowling, The Arizona Republic, 12 Nov. 2021
• But some towns and cities repurpose the trees to benefit the climate and the environment.
  — Rachel Ramirez, CNN, 26 Nov. 2021
• My Name Is Barbra isn’t the only case where a music star repurposed one of their old titles.
  — Paul Grein, Billboard, 10 Oct. 2024
• When in doubt, hit up a local flea market and repurpose some outdoor bistro chairs and a small cafe table.
  — Hadley Mendelsohn, House Beautiful, 18 Apr. 2022
• Nighttime events, most of which cost extra, are campy live tapings that would be repurposed by the network.
  — Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 17 Nov. 2023
• The Rams project would not be the first effort to repurpose the mall property as a sports facility.
  — Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2022
• Continuing to repurpose the land on the city’s west side, between the Jordan River and 700 West, is on his list, too.
  — Alixel Cabrera, The Salt Lake Tribune, 20 Oct. 2021
• And any leftover pork can be sliced and repurposed in wraps, sandwiches, or on a salad.
  — Jasmine Smith, Southern Living, 29 Sep. 2024
• Fans have held out hope that maybe Marvel would repurpose some of the actors from Netflix's shows, but so far that hasn't happened.
  — Nick Romano, EW.com, 2 Sep. 2021
• See if these items can be used or repurposed to meet your needs before buying anything new.
  — True Tamplin, Forbes, 7 Oct. 2024
• The nonprofit wished to preserve or repurpose the liner, but its eviction from the Philadelphia docks forced them to sell it.
  — Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Feb. 2025

Last Updated: 9 Mar 2025