How to Use redefine in a Sentence

redefine

verb
  • Democrats and the broad left have to take it back and redefine it.
    — Michael Tomasky, The New Republic, 6 Sep. 2022
  • Those shows that do best are those that define or redefine form.
    — William Earl, Variety, 27 Aug. 2022
  • Work that isn’t trying to fit a mould, but redefine it.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 8 Apr. 2026
  • Love has truly been redefined for both of us.
    — Emma Kershaw, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Her work would go on to redefine what silicon could do.
    — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 31 Dec. 2025
  • But once again Brooks may have to redefine what winning looks like.
    — Helena Andrews-Dyer, Washington Post, 2 Mar. 2024
  • More complex is that fans would have to redefine what success looks like.
    — New York Times, 23 Apr. 2021
  • Healthyish wants to redefine what a site about healthy food and wellness can be.
    — The Healthyish Team, Bon Appétit, 8 July 2020
  • Brands have a chance right now to redefine what partnership looks like.
    — Azzi Fudd, Fortune, 15 Apr. 2026
  • Lexus is looking to conquer land, sea and air in its next big push to redefine its brand.
    — Charles Singh, USA Today, 5 Nov. 2025
  • In the future, some jobs will be redefined, and new types of roles will also emerge.
    — John Koetsier, Forbes.com, 19 May 2026
  • Experts agree that job success has to be redefined.
    — Melissa Willets, Parents, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Pins & Aces is a golf brand that's redefining the game with its clever and stylish products.
    — Kasey Caminiti, USA TODAY, 30 Oct. 2024
  • With that kind of data, why not redefine success?
    — Avital Pardo, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • What other country would feel the need to redefine itself in such a way?
    — William Anthony Hay, WSJ, 10 Feb. 2023
  • And if the sacred can be thus redefined then everything is up for grabs.
    — James Wood, The New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2023
  • Now is a time to embrace that nostalgia and, in some ways, redefine it.
    — Phoebe Wall Howard, Detroit Free Press, 30 Dec. 2024
  • When an ex-lover becomes ill, BJ is forced to redefine his life.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Dec. 2021
  • One of the intentions was to redefine protest art, to some degree.
    — Sean Santiago, ELLE Decor, 24 Feb. 2021
  • Ahead, check off five versatile spring pieces that redefine the on-to-off duty look.
    — Lauren Ingram, Marie Claire, 11 Mar. 2020
  • This concept car claims to redefine sports roadsters for the electric age.
    — Ronald Ahrens, Robb Report, 3 Mar. 2022
  • Machines are omnipresent, and are redefining this war.
    — Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 30 May 2026
  • Olto isn’t the only vehicle that may redefine the bike lane.
    — Jessica Mathews, Fortune, 8 Apr. 2026
  • The training held in the makeshift gym at the camp helps redefine the norms for how girls and women should behave.
    — Brittney Melton, NPR, 28 May 2026
  • Our mission is to redefine what modern dentistry should feel like.
    — La Jolla Light, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 June 2026
  • In any event, you’re being called to redefine your role in these connections.
    — Valerie Mesa, People.com, 27 Aug. 2025
  • Dix Park will grow, and redefine, the city’s park system, says Pearce.
    — Patrick Sisson, Curbed, 9 July 2019
  • Consider using the first month of the year to redefine what success means to you.
    — Kailyn Brown, Anchorage Daily News, 2 Jan. 2023
  • At the same time, these events have held up a mirror to a sector redefining itself in real time.
    — Ben Croll, Variety, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Darnold, meanwhile, is redefining his own career in real time.
    — Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2026

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