How to Use resurface in a Sentence

resurface

verb
  • The road needs to be resurfaced.
  • A few of the writer's journals have resurfaced.
  • His resentment toward her resurfaced.
  • The pool has been resurfaced over the years, but the shape remains.
    — Zachary Carnell, Orlando Sentinel, 17 Feb. 2023
  • The idea has resurfaced from time to time and rarely gains traction.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 15 Mar. 2024
  • At the scene, they were told that a teen had jumped off a cliff near the dock and did not resurface.
    — Hope Karnopp, Journal Sentinel, 19 May 2024
  • The road has been closed for resurfacing since Feb. 27.
    — Michael Salerno, The Arizona Republic, 26 May 2023
  • But budget hawks may resurface the debt issue in the months and years to come.
    — Julia Horowitz, CNN, 3 Sep. 2020
  • By the mid-’00s, to our relief, the trend went away… only to resurface again last year.
    — Eliza Huber, refinery29.com, 18 Nov. 2020
  • While the three civilians swam to safety, the ranger did not resurface.
    — Stephen Sorace, Fox News, 7 Oct. 2024
  • And the rumor will resurface next year in case the iPhone 14 Pro sticks with a Lightning port.
    — Chris Smith, BGR, 19 Nov. 2021
  • Midriff floss is just one of the noughties trends to resurface as of recently.
    — Liana Satenstein, Vogue, 26 Aug. 2020
  • The first rescue sub was sent down but started to leak and had to resurface.
    — John Wilkens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 May 2021
  • This could spark a secret crush or dreams of a past lover may resurface.
    — Valerie Mesa, People.com, 2 May 2025
  • The man jumped into the water to get the boat, but did not resurface, police said.
    — Clifford Ward, chicagotribune.com, 9 Oct. 2021
  • That’s when old habits tend to resurface—and the cycle begins again.
    — Katy Gala, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2025
  • Harding has resurfaced in the public eye from time to time.
    — Lindsay Kimble, Peoplemag, 5 Jan. 2024
  • Amari was submerged in the water and did not resurface.
    — Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 25 Mar. 2025
  • Still, Iran analysts agree that the regime has kicked the can down the road, and that protests are likely to resurface.
    — Jomana Karadsheh, CNN, 23 Jan. 2023
  • Fast forward to 2022, when the script idea resurfaced, and the sketch had become streamlined.
    — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 26 Aug. 2023
  • Videos of some of those have now begun to resurface in Russia.
    — Will Weissert, Star Tribune, 2 Dec. 2020
  • Expect this to resurface when the Cowboys and Eagles go at it in Week 15.
    — Dallas News, 15 Dec. 2022
  • Spooge is not the only Breaking Bad alum to resurface here.
    — Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 3 May 2022
  • But as the lead slipped away in the fourth quarter, the issues that have plagued the Lakers through much of their season resurfaced.
    — Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2024
  • The New York Post was first to resurface Cuomo’s remarks.
    — Thomas Barrabi, Fox News, 25 Feb. 2021
  • Trump didn’t resurface his false claims about widespread fraud in vote-by-mail.
    — Ryan Teague Beckwith, Bloomberg.com, 13 Oct. 2020
  • The moment made for evergreen jokes and memes that would resurface for years to come.
    — Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2023
  • Although Leon did resurface last season with the Guards.
    — Paul Hoynes, cleveland, 13 Dec. 2022
  • The project includes resurfacing 19 roadways in the city, as well as making other parking and drainage improvements.
    — Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 9 May 2025
  • But the Sun have been written off before and resurfaced, regardless of offseason transactions.
    — Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 7 May 2025

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