How to Use renaissance in a Sentence

renaissance

noun
  • What remains to be seen is how long this renaissance will last.
    — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 3 Jan. 2023
  • Around five or six years ago, the hat seemed to be having a renaissance.
    — Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 29 Feb. 2024
  • All the same, talk of a union renaissance might be much ado about nothing.
    — Veronique De Rugy, Orange County Register, 9 May 2024
  • But that's what is great about drive-ins, which have had a renaissance this summer.
    — Frank Pallotta For Cnn Business Perspectives, CNN, 30 Aug. 2020
  • There has been something of a renaissance of raw milk in recent years.
    — Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 11 Feb. 2018
  • Who didn't go to a renaissance fair as a teen and get smothered in smooches by adoring fans?
    — Jordan Hoffman, EW.com, 20 May 2025
  • Salsa is in the midst of a global renaissance, too.
    — Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 13 Aug. 2025
  • Coolidge isn’t the only celebrity who’s had a renaissance of sorts this year.
    — Christian Allaire, Vogue, 21 Dec. 2022
  • On balance, the streaming-doc renaissance still seems like a good thing.
    — Judy Berman, Time, 1 Apr. 2021
  • To be sure, a rec-team renaissance alone won’t stop club sports’ momentum.
    — Editorial, Boston Herald, 13 Apr. 2026
  • This is our moment to lead the human renaissance.
    — Jacqui Canney, Fortune, 8 Dec. 2025
  • So, this is the creative renaissance.
    — Diana Lodderhose, Deadline, 7 Nov. 2025
  • The hard-hat renaissance isn’t coming.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 14 Apr. 2026
  • Trout’s renaissance season has been fueled by his health.
    — Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 4 June 2026
  • Yet May predicts a renaissance of the genre is in the cards in France.
    — Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 30 Nov. 2022
  • The sport is enjoying a renaissance of sorts.
    — Kevin Sherrington, Dallas Morning News, 15 Mar. 2026
  • Gilbreth wanted his kids to be renaissance men with a wide background of studies.
    — Caleb Harris, Austin American Statesman, 26 Feb. 2026
  • And yet, in the past couple of years, Fox has enjoyed a bit of a renaissance.
    — Clifford Ward, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2023
  • There is going to be this creative renaissance.
    — Diana Lodderhose, Deadline, 7 Nov. 2025
  • Christmas and love go hand-in-hand, but this move is also a sign that the rom-com renaissance is here to stay.
    — Anna Millard, refinery29.com, 1 July 2018
  • There is a renaissance in West Chicago around it.
    — Ellis T. “skip” Prince, New York Daily News, 15 Apr. 2026
  • The response almost seems like a retrotech renaissance.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 8 Aug. 2025
  • But is this the beginning of a renaissance — a Lily-sance?
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 26 Oct. 2025
  • The Orioles have some of the best young talent in the game and are on the verge of a renaissance.
    — Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 12 Apr. 2023
  • The 38-year-old is in the middle of a career renaissance.
    — Chris Kirschner, New York Times, 14 June 2026
  • Small farm shops, dairies, butchers, and many others enjoyed a renaissance in many parts of the world.
    — Frank Trentmann, The New Republic, 10 Aug. 2020
  • Stahl took a break from acting in the 2010s but is in the midst of a renaissance.
    — Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Jan. 2022
  • The Nashville renaissance shows no sign of slowing down.
    — Anne Olivia Bauso, Travel + Leisure, 22 Apr. 2026
  • Bingham has been at the fore of the cowboy renaissance in country music, and across the world.
    — Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 23 Sep. 2025
  • The brand’s renaissance is a reaction to the skinny jean overload of the past two decades.
    — Jacob Gallagher, WSJ, 20 Dec. 2021

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