How to Use repurpose in a Sentence

repurpose

verb
Definition of repurposenext
  • Practicality aside, cities have found creative ways to repurpose, rather than scrap, derelict pay phones in recent years.
    — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Dec. 2022
  • While others are looking for new ways to wear or repurpose those most cherished classics, denim or the white dress shirt, for example.
    — Madeline Fass, Vogue, 10 Jan. 2023
  • Today, that same vault has been repurposed to store a treasure of a different kind: legal New York cannabis.
    — Jay Bulger, Rolling Stone, 13 Aug. 2024
  • The YouTuber isn't the first to repurpose a Blu-ray player to get a magnified view.
    — Scharon Harding, Ars Technica, 22 Dec. 2022
  • During the pandemic, as tourism stalled, there was growing pressure to repurpose vacant hotels.
    — Matthew Haag, New York Times, 7 Dec. 2022
  • The women shared the memories behind the garments before offering them to Chun to repurpose for her designs.
    — Véronique Hyland, ELLE, 13 Dec. 2022
  • Their design will repurpose the existing five-story building, while preserving unique features such as the fifth-floor solarium.
    — Troy Aidan Sambajon, The Christian Science Monitor, 7 Aug. 2024
  • The Presbytery intends to repurpose the land where the church stands into a tiny home village for Indigenous single parents and children.
    — oregonlive, 2 Dec. 2022
  • Faced with the scarcity of the immediate postwar period, resourceful women made shoes with whatever fabric was at hand and bicycle tires that had been repurposed as soles.
    — Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 7 Aug. 2024
  • Many of the 12 artists (including two who collaborated as a duo) combine, repurpose or emulate everyday things.
    — Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 9 Dec. 2022
  • Even the zip on the dress was repurposed from an unused sample.
    — Emma Spedding, Glamour, 15 July 2023
  • Since then, it had been repurposed at least twice and had once housed a restaurant.
    — Jackson Barton, Washington Post, 16 Dec. 2023
  • Smart, as Deborah, gives the lie to the idea of the hack and repurposes it as a glorious wink.
    — J Wortham, New York Times, 12 May 2024
  • Even the wood was sourced from old chalets from a firm in Verbier, Switzerland, that repurposes old wood for new builds.
    — Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 24 Oct. 2023
  • Start with a blank canvas or repurpose an old picture frame with the glass removed.
    — Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024
  • The district was able to obtain funds from the city and repurpose funds from the school budget to purchase the metal detectors.
    — Bynadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 13 Jan. 2023
  • Lots of couples would be happy to repurpose your decor.
    — Krista Simmons, Sunset Magazine, 10 May 2024
  • It had been repurposed as a bedroom for one of the more permanent roommates.
    — Holly Yeo, Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2024
  • Now’s the time to repurpose those spaces and create rooms that truly spark joy and excitement for you.
    — Cori Sears, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Mar. 2023
  • Nighttime events, most of which cost extra, are campy live tapings that would be repurposed by the network.
    — Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 17 Nov. 2023
  • But from there, there’s a stunning view of the old runway, which was actually repurposed to host canoe and kayak events in the 2004 Olympics in Athens.
    — Owen Bellwood/jalopnik, Quartz, 27 July 2024
  • An old wood dresser repurposed as a nightstand adds a spot for books, fresh blooms, and storage for extra linens.
    — Anna Logan, Country Living, 28 July 2023
  • Clean up and repurpose an old cart and add some antique wooden crates to contain taller items on lower shelves.
    — Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Aug. 2023
  • The temples were demolished and the stones were repurposed after the Spanish conquest.
    — WIRED, 17 Sep. 2023
  • Make a bird feeder out of an old milk jug, paint old cans and use them as pots for your plants, repurpose your old clothing or old towels and use as rags.
    — Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 22 Apr. 2023
  • This soy wax blend candle is hand-poured into a cocktail glass that’s meant to be repurposed once the candle is fully burned.
    — People Staff, Peoplemag, 24 Nov. 2023
  • Its contents were sold, portions knocked down or repurposed, and new buildings went up.
    — Megan Specia, New York Times, 26 May 2024
  • Zoom out: The complex includes a massive set of apartment buildings that will be repurposed after the games.
    — Ina Fried, Axios, 28 July 2024
  • Berry repurposed or re-covered everything in this space and even shortened the legs of the old entry table to make the coffee table.
    — Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 2 Aug. 2023
  • Note: This costume idea can also be repurposed for a pet; simply secure the duck pond with Velcro to the back of a yellow pet raincoat.
    — Katie Bowlby, Country Living, 30 July 2023

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