How to Use reconstruct in a Sentence

reconstruct

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  • They are attempting to reconstruct the events that led to the bridge's collapse.
  • Archaeologists were able to reconstruct most of the ancient village from their findings.
  • After the earthquake, many houses needed to be reconstructed.
  • The team reconstructed the genomes of viruses frozen in the Guliya Glacier.
    — Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Sep. 2024
  • The work to reconstruct the inside shoulder of I-40 is part of the 30 Crossing project.
    — Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Online, 14 July 2022
  • The city plans to demolish and reconstruct the east side of the span next year, followed by the west side in 2024.
    — Suzanne Baker, Chicago Tribune, 15 Nov. 2022
  • Once the boat is on land, the team will reconstruct it—and begin studying it up close.
    — Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 June 2023
  • At the more invasive end of the spectrum, there is a surgery to reconstruct the jaw.
    — Linda Carroll, NBC News, 6 Apr. 2023
  • The church, built in 1889, had to be reconstructed but the organ survived.
    — Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 15 Sep. 2023
  • In 1911, the city was finally able to reconstruct and restore the house.
    — Jennifer Billock, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Apr. 2021
  • Meanwhile, the European Union and the Gulf states were always ready to foot the bill to reconstruct the ruins in the strip.
    — Jean-Pierre Filiu, Foreign Affairs, 1 Jan. 2024
  • And so Williams set about reconstructing the history of the Moon Trees.
    — John Kelly, Washington Post, 23 Sep. 2023
  • In this case, researchers were able to reconstruct it position over the past 1,250 years.
    — Chelsea Harvey, Scientific American, 21 Sep. 2021
  • Kerr said the project would reconstruct segments of the trail and improve trail crossing at Higgins Road and Dee Road.
    — Brian Slupski, chicagotribune.com, 17 Aug. 2021
  • The team also reconstructed what was on his mother’s menu, based on the remnants of her milk in his bones.
    — Joe Spring, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Dec. 2024
  • Surgeons could attempt to reconstruct the leg, but there were a number of risks and the prospect of tremendous, constant pain.
    — Sig Christenson, San Antonio Express-News, 29 Nov. 2021
  • Waukegan’s $12 million portion will reconstruct a dock wall along the north portion of the harbor.
    — Karie Angell Luc, chicagotribune.com, 4 Apr. 2022
  • Collier Lodge, a hunting lodge built on the site in 1898, was dismantled last spring with plans to reconstruct it in the future.
    — Shelley Jones, Chicago Tribune, 15 June 2023
  • The last quake in the zone was more than 300 years ago, so to understand the future risk, scientists are working to reconstruct the past.
    — Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 4 Dec. 2024
  • His preference would be to move the whole city to somewhere nearby and reconstruct it.
    — Saeed Shah, WSJ, 13 Mar. 2022
  • Doctors took tissue from his belly to reconstruct a chunk of flesh the dog tore from his forearm.
    — Ashley Remkus | Aremkus@al.com, al, 3 Feb. 2022
  • That $54 million project is part of the city's long-term plan, which also includes the work already done to reconstruct the Market Street spokes.
    — Kayla Dwyer, The Indianapolis Star, 16 Mar. 2022
  • That debris was then used to reconstruct the shuttle and determine the cause of the disaster.
    — Washington Post, 8 May 2021
  • To do this, the researchers checked the lake samples for markers that could help reconstruct what the climate may have been like at the settlement.
    — Jane Recker, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Apr. 2022
  • Nurse decided to have part of her quad tendon used to reconstruct her ACL.
    — Alexa Juliana Ard, USA TODAY, 29 July 2024
  • The secret is using whole genomes as templates to reconstruct the ancient DNA.
    — Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 20 Apr. 2021
  • Surgeons also removed a part of his leg bone in order to reconstruct a new jaw with it.
    — Vanessa Etienne, Peoplemag, 11 Dec. 2023
  • Even many buildings that survived will have to be torn down and reconstructed.
    — David Faris, The Week, 9 Feb. 2023
  • But destruction at this scale will be no easy feat to clear or reconstruct, experts told ABC News.
    — Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 17 Jan. 2025
  • Ultimately, the grid needs to be fully reconstructed for Puerto Rico to have reliable power in the long term.
    — Nicole Acevedo, NBC News, 10 Jan. 2025

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