How to Use resurgent in a Sentence

resurgent

adjective
  • The Sharks were the latest victim of the resurgent Canucks.
    Ross McKeon, San Francisco Chronicle, 16 Dec. 2021
  • Still, Paul has been the catalyst for the resurgent Suns.
    Duane Rankin, USA TODAY, 2 June 2021
  • The kids have taken big steps, the stars have had resurgent seasons, and the team looks deep both up front and on the back end.
    Dom Luszczyszyn, The Athletic, 22 Nov. 2024
  • The past year has been a resurgent one for Duran Duran.
    Lars Brandle, Billboard, 1 Aug. 2022
  • The resurgent seagrass has sharp edges, and at high tide swathes of it are submerged.
    Joshua Rothman, The New Yorker, 3 Sep. 2024
  • But scratch below the surface, and the real big news is even worse than a resurgent Bibi.
    Michael Tomasky, The New Republic, 2 Nov. 2022
  • For the past year, a resurgent Taliban have held sway over roughly half of Afghanistan.
    Rahim Faiez, Star Tribune, 29 July 2021
  • The resurgent meme-stonk, and its many unlikely rallies, is the talk of Movieland.
    Bernhard Warner, Fortune, 26 Feb. 2021
  • Jack Flaherty, in the midst of a resurgent year, would provide that and them some.
    Gary Phillips, Hartford Courant, 25 July 2024
  • The trio will be back with the resurgent Orioles this spring as guest coaches at spring training.
    Jacob Calvin Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 17 Feb. 2024
  • Woodruff went right after the resurgent Votto and retired him on a fly to left, leaving the game with a 1-0 lead.
    Tom Haudricourt, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 25 Aug. 2021
  • The Giants fall to 2-6 with the loss and face the resurgent Washington Commanders in Week 9.
    Ben Morse, CNN, 29 Oct. 2024
  • The Huskies have been resurgent under Kalen DeBoer and would like nothing more than to disrupt the dreams of their neighbor to the south.
    USA TODAY, 10 Nov. 2022
  • With a resurgent Snell and Logan Webb, the Giants have an elite 1-2, lefty-righty combo.
    Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 18 July 2024
  • Of course, the 2024 race is far from over, and Trump’s resurgent support among swing voters is not ironclad.
    Dan Backer, Orange County Register, 9 July 2024
  • But the biggest reason the Rangers are showing more ability to win close games: the resurgent bullpen.
    Evan Grant, Dallas News, 24 June 2023
  • The pullout comes amid a resurgent Taliban, who control or hold sway over half of Afghanistan.
    BostonGlobe.com, 9 May 2021
  • At the moment, the pandemic itself is not yet resurgent across the nation.
    Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Oct. 2022
  • But amidst it all, the human web, the one made by regular people, is resurgent.
    Anil Dash, Rolling Stone, 30 Dec. 2023
  • There’s also the prospect of the US cracking down again on a resurgent flow of Iranian oil exports.
    Grant Smith, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2023
  • In his first year with the Suns, the 16-year veteran has been the catalyst for their resurgent season.
    Matt Eppers, USA TODAY, 27 Apr. 2021
  • After back surgery cost him the 2001 season, Holmes had a resurgent campaign for the Atlanta Braves.
    Nathan Ruiz, baltimoresun.com, 13 May 2021
  • The Cowboys, meanwhile, look resurgent in wake of Prescott's return from injury and look to make a big statement on the road.
    Richard Morin, USA TODAY, 10 Nov. 2022
  • Meantime, the resurgent love affair with the Bengals grows with every win.
    Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer, 19 Jan. 2022
  • Although the resurgent chatter may suggest new clues or proof, the inverse is in fact true.
    Washington Post, 27 May 2021
  • Ducks coach Greg Cronin has heaped praise on the young pivot, while he and Carlsson have been enthused by the resurgent play of Zegras.
    Andrew Knoll, Orange County Register, 14 Apr. 2024
  • As the Vols have been in all eight of their games in a resurgent season for one of college football's proudest programs.
    Ryan Black, The Courier-Journal, 30 Oct. 2022
  • On Sunday, the resurgent Stars were back, as all three of their goals came in the final 7:30 of regulation time.
    Matthew Defranks, Dallas News, 8 Mar. 2021
  • The Chiefs' resurgent defense made sure the Cowboys never got within one possession the rest of the way.
    Dave Skretta, Chron, 21 Nov. 2021
  • Backed by a resurgent offense, Sale and the Sox cruised to a 7-2 victory over the Diamondbacks.
    Alex Speier, BostonGlobe.com, 27 May 2023

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