How to Use re-create in a Sentence

re-create

verb
  • The scene of the crime was re-created based upon police photographs.
  • The movie set re-creates a London street of 1895.
  • And yes, the pair is hoping to re-create the iconic photo on the big day.
    Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel, 2 Mar. 2023
  • To re-create the just-baked taste, simply warm a piece of cake in the microwave for about 10 seconds.
    Bethany Thayer, Detroit Free Press, 22 Sep. 2024
  • And so the Wyoming State Crime Lab was able to have an artist come in and use the skull as a form of re-creating what … this victim looked like.
    Peter Van Sant, CBS News, 14 May 2024
  • Fineman then re-created a scene from the first episode where Tedros wrapped her robe around her face.
    Naledi Ushe, USA TODAY, 11 June 2023
  • In the latest season of Fargo, one scene is re-created from the 1996 movie on which the show is based—but with a twist.
    Esther Zuckerman, The Atlantic, 18 Jan. 2024
  • The play attempts to re-create the experience of living in the refugee camp.
    Stephen Humphries, The Christian Science Monitor, 17 Feb. 2023
  • The remake re-creates and enhances that loudness and chaos.
    Gene Park, Washington Post, 17 Mar. 2023
  • The specialty room is also the ideal place to re-create the movie poster with a green robe and pair of white slippers.
    Partner Content, Variety, 11 Dec. 2023
  • What has been your favorite video of someone re-creating the dance?
    Leigh Scheps, Rolling Stone, 7 Feb. 2024
  • One of the major projects outside was re-creating a rear porch that had been removed.
    Joanne Kempinger Demski, Journal Sentinel, 5 Jan. 2024
  • Moore’s program would be re-created to look like Maryland Corps and take its name.
    Sam Janesch, Baltimore Sun, 24 Mar. 2023
  • That question became the catalyst for a decade-long project to re-create Richard III's voice.
    Patrick Wood, NPR, 29 Nov. 2024
  • Readers know how the story ends, but Melber’s just-the-facts narrative re-creates the tension of the events as they were lived.
    Andrew J. Nathan, Foreign Affairs, 10 June 2024
  • No wonder people try to re-create a little of that magic in their yards.
    Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2024
  • To re-create the look, prep your dresser by sanding, cleaning, and priming.
    Caitlin Sole, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 July 2023
  • The image was part of a project that used staged photographs to re-create the story of how Markosian, who was born in Moscow, came to the United States.
    Jennifer Homans, The New Yorker, 14 Aug. 2024
  • One of the biggest selling points here is the longer nipple that re-creates what a breastfeeding baby is used to.
    Dorian Smith-Garcia, Parents, 16 May 2024
  • Better yet, wrangle your friends and bring them along to re-create some of your favorite moments from the series.
    Elvia Limón, Los Angeles Times, 23 June 2023
  • The scale of the sets would have awed a Caesar, with the one in Malta, where Scott re-created a section of the Colosseum, stretching a quarter of a mile.
    Ryan Gajewski, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Nov. 2024
  • Those looking to re-create the look should consider anything by Rick Owens.
    Shelby Ying Hyde, Harper's BAZAAR, 4 Aug. 2023
  • How Caitlin Clark re-created the iconic Kobe Bryant photo with a trophy in a shower stall.
    Anthony De Leon, Los Angeles Times, 14 Mar. 2024
  • McDonald’s came in and worked with our art department in terms of re-creating it.
    Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Oct. 2023
  • Players use their memory skills to re-create patterns that the game flashes on the buttons.
    Rachel Rothman, goodhousekeeping.com, 9 June 2023
  • That gives Bonamassa a superb cast to help re-create his songs and transform the studio recordings for the live setting.
    Glenn Peoples, Billboard, 4 May 2023
  • Ford then approved a change order that would allow the team to devote resources to re-creating these pieces.
    Detroit Free Press, 22 June 2024
  • To re-create this look, find a paint strip that matches your inspiration color, then choose one of the lighter shades for your wall color.
    Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Aug. 2023
  • Rather, the goal is to re-create a fantasy from the user’s imagination.
    Tatum Hunter, Washington Post, 25 Feb. 2024
  • Fans loved the clip so much, Antonoff re-created it with Swift onstage during a surprise guest appearance at the Eras Tour last year.
    Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 6 Mar. 2024

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