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Examples of afresh in a Sentence
the applause broke out afresh when the band reappeared on stage for an encore
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And the timing may provide an opportunity for Trudeau’s successor to start afresh with Trump and forge a relationship that is either stronger or, alternatively, to reassert a degree of Canadian resistance to Trump.
—Patrick James, The Conversation, 7 Jan. 2025
With the Sydney defeat ending India's World Test Championship hopes, India should shrug aside sentimentality, even to Kohli who has almost transcended cricket due to his sheer fame and influence, and start afresh before the next cycle begins with a tough five-match away series against England.
—Tristan Lavalette, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2025
Denial itself, needless to say, can be a driving force, and the frowning shrinks might point to the roiling energies of an Auerbach painting, and to his obsessive habit of scraping away the remains of a day’s brushwork and beginning afresh on the morrow.
—Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 21 Nov. 2024
Figures at Real believe United have a unique opportunity to start afresh on the same patch of land.
—Laurie Whitwell, The Athletic, 29 July 2024
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Word History
Etymology
Middle English a-fresche, from a- a- entry 1 + fresche fresh entry 1
First Known Use
15th century, in the meaning defined above
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The first known use of afresh was
in the 15th century
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“Afresh.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/afresh. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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