How to Use reconstruction in a Sentence
reconstruction
noun- They were able to determine the cause of the accident by careful reconstruction of the events leading up to it.
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During the reconstruction, the old roof tiles were reused as the new floor.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 24 Jan. 2024
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Stevens died in 1868, at the height of Reconstruction, a time of great promise.
—Tracy Schorn, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Dec. 2023
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Breast reconstruction came kind of at the very, very, very, very end of the whole year, and getting the results that everything was all clear.
—Lauren Huff, EW.com, 13 Apr. 2023
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The other big reconstruction project in town figures to require more patience, and that’s even if the Spurs catch a few breaks.
—Mike Finger, San Antonio Express-News, 15 Apr. 2023
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The bridge is surrounded by nature, which was undisturbed by the reconstruction of the bridge.
—Dylan Wickman, The Arizona Republic, 28 Mar. 2024
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The reconstruction was live streamed, playing in local bars and even on the scoreboard during a Phillies game.
—Thomas Curwen, Los Angeles Times, 18 Nov. 2023
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Major stadium reconstruction has been a common theme for schools that have made the jump from the Group of Five to the Power Five.
—Dallas News, 8 Feb. 2023
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The doctors must still insert implants into my jaw as a part of the reconstruction process.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 23 Mar. 2024
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Their record in those games: 24-40. Bullpen reconstruction was a natural place to start.
—Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY, 17 July 2023
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For any type of breast reconstruction, there are benefits, risks, and trade-offs.
—Anna Werner, CBS News, 31 May 2023
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The scale of the reconstruction effort means that some corruption is inevitable.
—WIRED, 10 July 2023
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From there, its architects plot the reconstruction of the building.
—Justin Ling, WIRED, 11 Dec. 2023
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Mann wants her sculpture to humanize the ancient woman in the eyes of viewers, who will soon be able to see the head and the reconstruction displayed side by side.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 May 2024
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The Berlin police crash reconstruction team responded to the scene, police said.
—Mike Mavredakis, Hartford Courant, 6 Feb. 2023
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That crash happened on a stretch of U.S. 52 in Hampton that has been reduced from four lanes to two — one in each direction — for road reconstruction.
—Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 30 Apr. 2024
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The trail, which opened in 2019, first started as a reconstruction project of coastal damage but has grown into a tangible road of the resiliency of the region.
—Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 13 Mar. 2024
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Means, who had Tommy John elbow reconstruction surgery two years ago, is hoping to pitch something close to a full season for the first time since 2021.
—Childs Walker, Baltimore Sun, 3 May 2024
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The defense called a crime scene reconstruction expert who said the police might have lost evidence.
—Jeffrey Collins, ajc, 23 Feb. 2023
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But photographs of the Met’s first reconstruction in 1981 show about two dozen fragments set against a modern white plaster bowl.
—Tom Mashberg, New York Times, 19 Apr. 2023
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Shakopee police are waiting for a reconstruction report from the State Patrol bef . . .
—Southwest News Media, Twin Cities, 18 Jan. 2024
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Despite the reconstruction on Main Street preventing parking in front of the shop, there is plenty of parking on side streets, the sidewalks are open and the shop will be open during this time.
—Cathy Kozlowicz, Journal Sentinel, 17 Apr. 2023
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The World Bank estimated in March that Ukraine’s reconstruction could cost at least $411 billion.
—Amanda Coletta, Washington Post, 9 Nov. 2023
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The radical reconstruction took time to coalesce, and the Toreros won just one of their first nine games last season before closing 7-1-1.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Nov. 2023
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In March, the World Bank estimated that the financial cost of Ukraine’s reconstruction would be $411 billion.
—WIRED, 10 July 2023
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The Sky, meanwhile, gained two seasons to begin reconstruction with a new coach and general manager at the helm.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 12 Sep. 2023
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And even under ideal circumstances, such a reconstruction would not be a panacea.
—Curbed, 9 Jan. 2024
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And how can the nation adopt a ‘green’ approach to its reconstruction to come out on top of the cutting-edge for sustainable infrastructure?
—Marianne Lehnis, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2023
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Some people have such damaging opinions, like the surgeon who spoke about the choice to undergo a flat closure or reconstruction not really being hers but rather being her partner’s choice to make.
—Caterina De Biasio, Vogue, 26 June 2024
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The Grant Line Road project’s reconstruction will include installing traffic signals, up-to-date designs and removing roadside obstructions that have contributed to the high collision rate along the corridor.
—Marcus D. Smith, Sacramento Bee, 26 June 2024
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