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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In both Joss Whedon's theatrical version and Zack Snyder's longer cut, Clark Kent is resurrected by some cosmic hocus-pocus housed in an alien Mother Box.
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Richard Edwards, Space.com, 10 July 2025
After the bombing attempt, the shoe removal rule was implemented, then relaxed, then resurrected.
—Jay Blackman, NBC news, 8 July 2025
Two years later, it was resurrected again by an enterprising German immigrant named Walter Staib, an award-winning chef who hailed from a family of celebrated cooks and bakers.
—James Dodson
july 7, Literary Hub, 7 July 2025
Earlier this year, Entertainment Weekly confirmed that Gellar was in talks to resurrect the beloved supernatural series with a sequel.
—Mekishana Pierre Published, EW.com, 2 July 2025
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Richard Edwards, Space.com, 10 July 2025
After the bombing attempt, the shoe removal rule was implemented, then relaxed, then resurrected.
—Jay Blackman, NBC news, 8 July 2025
Two years later, it was resurrected again by an enterprising German immigrant named Walter Staib, an award-winning chef who hailed from a family of celebrated cooks and bakers.
—James Dodson
july 7, Literary Hub, 7 July 2025
Earlier this year, Entertainment Weekly confirmed that Gellar was in talks to resurrect the beloved supernatural series with a sequel.
—Mekishana Pierre Published, EW.com, 2 July 2025
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“Resurrect.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/resurrect. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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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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