Examples of resurrect in a Sentence
The story is about a scientist who claimed that he could resurrect the dead.
He is trying to resurrect his acting career.
an old government program that is being resurrected
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Then Devil’s Backbone almost resurrected me.
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Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 13 May 2026
In Houston, the WNBA will resurrect one of its founding franchises, the Houston Comets, which folded in 2008.
—Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 13 May 2026
The famed Bitcoin paper by the pseudonymous author Satoshi Nakamoto in 2008 resurrected age-old questions about the value of money, its proper role, and what properties define it.
—Literary Hub, 13 May 2026
Just thinking of it can resurrect the itch.
—Fran Moreland Johns, The Atlantic, 11 May 2026
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Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 13 May 2026
In Houston, the WNBA will resurrect one of its founding franchises, the Houston Comets, which folded in 2008.
—Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 13 May 2026
The famed Bitcoin paper by the pseudonymous author Satoshi Nakamoto in 2008 resurrected age-old questions about the value of money, its proper role, and what properties define it.
—Literary Hub, 13 May 2026
Just thinking of it can resurrect the itch.
—Fran Moreland Johns, The Atlantic, 11 May 2026
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“Resurrect.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/resurrect. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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resurrect
verb
res·ur·rect
ˌrez-ə-ˈrekt 
1
: to raise from the dead : bring back to life
2
: to bring to attention or into use again
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