How to Use reopen in a Sentence
reopen
verb
- The cut on his knee reopened when he tried to run.
- He wants the team to reopen his contract.
- The restaurant will reopen in April.
- The district attorney reopened the murder case because new evidence was found.
- I'm sorry, but the store is closed. We reopen at nine on Monday.
- The company announced plans to reopen its Detroit factory.
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All roads in the area of the fire have also been reopened.
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Caleb Lunetta,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 Sep. 2023
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The deputy opens and closes the door, and at one point reopens the door and the boy is dragged out of the back seat and pinned facedown on the ground.
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Christina Hall,
Detroit Free Press,
22 Mar. 2024
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The two others, Paul’s Slide and Dolan Point, have been repaired and reopened.
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Lisa M. Krieger,
The Mercury News,
13 Aug. 2024
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The zone around the United Center kicks in at 7 p.m. the next day, with streets in the area expected to reopen Aug. 23.
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Olivia Olander,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Aug. 2024
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The lanes were closed after the crash but reopened late that evening, per New Jersey News 12.
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Charna Flam,
Peoplemag,
17 Apr. 2024
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The restaurant closed during the start of the pandemic, and then only the drive-through reopened.
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Rebecca Plevin,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Jan. 2024
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At the back of the restaurant on reopening day Guachiac brushed a buttery wash over trays of flaky, fresh-from-the-oven pastelitos.
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Stephanie Breijo,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Mar. 2024
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In the late afternoon, teenagers stream out of a high school, which has reopened after the Lunar New Year break.
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Eric Cheung,
CNN,
29 Feb. 2024
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Entry doors will reopen and passengers will have a chance to remove the item and step back in.
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Jessica Puckett,
Condé Nast Traveler,
19 Dec. 2023
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The line was repaired by early evening and the businesses had reopened, Swift said.
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Adam Sennott,
BostonGlobe.com,
7 Sep. 2023
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The agency expected the roadway to reopen around 3 p.m.
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Bay City News Service,
The Mercury News,
23 Feb. 2024
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The location at 1150 Main St. is slated to reopen in late fall under the name Nice Life.
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Erin Couch,
The Enquirer,
31 July 2024
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Notre Dame is expected to reopen on Dec. 8 for the first time since the blaze, which also damaged its roof and some of its vaults.
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Kelsey Ables,
Washington Post,
14 Feb. 2024
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It was not reopened with a new jury out of concern for Higgins’s health.
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Frances Vinall,
Washington Post,
17 Apr. 2024
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Schools reopened on Monday after a delay of about a month.
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Jeffrey Moyo,
New York Times,
13 Feb. 2024
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The border would reopen to migrants two weeks after that.
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Hamed Aleaziz,
New York Times,
4 June 2024
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All lanes of eastbound I-70 were closed at Manchester for about three hours and have since reopened.
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Andrea Klick,
Kansas City Star,
2 June 2024
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The fire was brought under control a short time later and three lanes were reopened after that.
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Harry Harris,
The Mercury News,
24 May 2024
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The right lane of Northbound I-294 was closed for a little over an hour before reopening.
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Antonia Debianchi,
Peoplemag,
23 July 2024
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The following Tuesday, the school reopened, with the cafeteria cleaned up.
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Jennifer Gonnerman,
The New Yorker,
27 Nov. 2023
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Ronald and others in the area worried the latest kidnapping may mean the clinic won’t reopen.
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Evens Sanon and Michael Casey,
Anchorage Daily News,
1 Aug. 2023
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Casa Bonita will reopen in the coming weeks with Parker and Stone as its new owners.
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Justin Ray,
Robb Report,
9 June 2023
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Boat ramp access and the marina are closed and will reopen Jan. 15, according to the city's website.
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Mike Jones,
arkansasonline.com,
28 Dec. 2023
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Case reopened Then, in early 2022, police reopened the case.
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Daniella Segura,
Sacramento Bee,
26 June 2024
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