How to Use refocus in a Sentence
refocus
verb- He needs to refocus his attention on his schoolwork.
- Sports are not a priority now. You need to refocus and improve your grades.
- She refocused her energies toward a career in music.
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Ledecky had to find a way to refocus on the 1,500 meters and the chance to win a historic first Olympic medal in the event.
— Johanna Gretsche, SELF, 18 Aug. 2021 -
The players try not to get too high or low from game to game, to let go and refocus.
— Mike Bass, The Enquirer, 30 July 2021 -
The deal is the latest step by IBM to refocus its core business around the cloud.
— Matt Grossman, WSJ, 21 Jan. 2022 -
When that got far enough along and after the film was released in May, the team refocused on the heist thriller.
— Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Dec. 2023 -
One of the best tactics for getting through times of doubt is to refocus on your why.
— Christie Hunter Arscott, Fortune, 26 Oct. 2022 -
Kat Richards wanted to slow down and refocus on the simple things in life.
— Journal Sentinel, 1 Dec. 2022 -
October is your chance to press pause, refocus, and finish the year on a high note.
— Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 2 Oct. 2024 -
Those days seem to be in the past; the company has a new CEO who is refocusing on safety.
— Adrienne So, WIRED, 17 July 2024 -
Foudy isn’t alone in saying that Musk needs to refocus on Tesla.
— Will Daniel, Fortune, 24 Jan. 2023 -
But when the stakes have been at their highest, Boston has been able to refocus and shake off these issues.
— Adam Himmelsbach, BostonGlobe.com, 15 June 2022 -
It’s just been nice to kind of refocus things on myself and also feel good about myself again.
— Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 4 Sep. 2024 -
But by spring, there were already internal calls for the far right to refocus.
— NBC News, 4 Jan. 2022 -
The sub, which begins procurement in 10 years, will refocus the U.S.
— Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 27 May 2021 -
The seniors were the ones to refocus the team after a loss to Beavercreek just two weeks before the start of postseason play.
— Brendan Connelly, The Enquirer, 9 June 2022 -
But the network completely scrapped the project and instead refocused around House of the Dragon.
— Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 16 May 2024 -
But Smith refocused, closing here round with five straight pars.
— Varun Shankar, BostonGlobe.com, 11 July 2023 -
For Swarmer and Thompson, getting beat up by the best team in baseball is a good time to toss out those starts and refocus on getting locked in.
— Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 12 June 2022 -
The loss to Michigan will force Ohio State to refocus on stopping the run after allowing the Wolverines to run for 297 yards and six scores.
— Paul Myerberg, USA TODAY, 1 Dec. 2021 -
Sosna arrived just in time to refocus Bohn’s energy on the dozen or so donors waiting to hear from him down the hall.
— Los Angeles Times, 22 Nov. 2021 -
In recent years Prince Charles has pushed to refocus the royal family around the queen and her direct heirs.
— Max Colchester, WSJ, 5 Jan. 2022 -
Backstage at the 76th Primetime Emmys just under two weeks ago, Gaad tried to refocus the show in a wide context.
— Dominic Patten, Deadline, 27 Sep. 2024 -
Soriano’s ability to refocus came after the Angels answered the Guardians’ four runs in the third with three of their own in the bottom of the frame.
— Doug Padilla, Orange County Register, 26 May 2024 -
By that spring, Russian troops had retreated from the capital and refocused their efforts in the south and east.
— Samuel Granados, Washington Post, 8 June 2023 -
If your workplace is reeling, this might be a good time to say something as a way to settle nerves and refocus workers to get through the months ahead.
— Seamus Webster, Fortune, 17 July 2024 -
The firm first tried to enter the market in 2020, but then postponed its launch to refocus its efforts on strengthening the firm’s core business in the U.S.
— Robert Olsen, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024 -
But 100 miles away from Mandel's Cincinnati event, in Grove City, some voters think the party needs to refocus.
— Rachel Scott, ABC News, 26 Apr. 2022 -
The other course is to redevelop its plans and refocus on a brand new villain.
— Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Dec. 2023
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