How to Use refurbish in a Sentence

refurbish

verb

• Schools have been refurbished, and there are new shops on the main streets.
  — Megan Specia, BostonGlobe.com, 8 July 2023
• That’s the view that prevailed when the bridges were last fully refurbished in the mid-1990s.
  — Orlando Sentinel, 11 Mar. 2023
• If there is still life in the device, the data is wiped and the item is refurbished for reuse.
  — Jon Stojan, USA TODAY, 14 July 2023
• From the main floor of the hall the tour moved to the balcony, while passing a section of the building that is being refurbished.
  — Jordyn Noennig, Journal Sentinel, 11 Aug. 2023
• In 2022, the sports book was refurbished and a Chickie’s & Pete’s sports bar opened.
  — Ken Belson, New York Times, 12 Feb. 2024
• The couple has not dared to refurbish the basement as planned.
  — John Muyskens, Washington Post, 19 Dec. 2023
• Who will lay the railroad tracks, install the high-speed broadband and refurbish our ports?
  — Robert Rooks, CNN, 10 Dec. 2021
• Hunter purchased the building for the restaurant in April, and Early helped to refurbish it, Jones said.
  — Washington Post, 5 Jan. 2022
• The state of Texas will put up $35 million to refurbish every part of the ship that rests below the water, as the hull as been leaking.
  — Rachel Kersey, Chron, 27 Oct. 2021
• And the sandstone quarry on the Anschutz ranch whose rock was used to build the Wyoming state Capitol in the 1880s — and to refurbish the building a few years ago.
  — Sammy Rothstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 5 May 2022
• They are paid 40 cents to $2 an hour and build or refurbish everything from bunk beds to horse trailers.
  — Michael Braga, The Arizona Republic, 19 July 2022
• The bus is fully refurbished with a kitchen, lounge area, toilet and shower, and bedroom.
  — Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 31 Jan. 2024
• The plan was to refurbish it and charge low rents — $400 a month in many cases — to give those at risk of homelessness a safe and affordable place to live.
  — Liam Dillon, Los Angeles Times, 10 Mar. 2023
• Since then, Turkey has been pressing the U.S. to sell it new F-16 fighters or at the very least to refurbish its existing fleet.
  — Chris Megerian, BostonGlobe.com, 19 May 2022
• His return will bolster the defense and refurbish some guard depth.
  — Julia Poe, chicagotribune.com, 15 Jan. 2022
• No effort was made to refurbish the Hitler puppet or any of the heads; they are being presented the way Frank found them.
  — New York Times, 13 July 2022
• The drone ship will return the rocket to Cape Canaveral, where SpaceX will refurbish the vehicle for a 19th flight.
  — Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 3 Nov. 2023
• Plans to demolish the silos have yet to be firmed up, but several ideas to refurbish the area have emerged.
  — Los Angeles Times, 4 Aug. 2021
• In May, 2023, the Cube was briefly removed to be refurbished off-site, but it was returned to its position this August.
  — Françoise Mouly, The New Yorker, 30 Oct. 2023
• The theater has been raised 30 feet in the air, to make space for retail on the ground and lower floors, as well as refurbished with a new lobby, marquee and backstage area.
  — Caitlin Huston, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Mar. 2024
• SpaceX plans to quickly refurbish Resilience for a planned Crew-3 mission to launch as early as Oct. 31.
  — Richard Tribou, orlandosentinel.com, 13 Sep. 2021
• One of my friends landed the job of refurbishing the landscaping around the famous Gateway Arch in St. Louis.
  — Jeff Lowenfels, Anchorage Daily News, 27 July 2023
• Many devices can be sold, refurbished, and continue to be used.
  — Simon Hill, WIRED, 22 Jan. 2024
• One big question for this review is how much of the U.S. nuclear stockpile Biden plans to refurbish.
  — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 13 Oct. 2021
• For example, the historic La Wis Wis guard station has been closed to the public, but will be refurbished and reopened for $90 per night.
  — oregonlive, 10 Mar. 2023
• Like the rest of the vacation home, Ally’s quarters feature a lot of vintage pieces, including a Swedish lantern lamp and refurbished chairs from the 1800s.
  — Bailey Richards, Peoplemag, 13 Dec. 2023
• The District of North Vancouver got a heritage grant to refurbish the cabin—meaning the team likely wouldn’t be able to shoot there.
  — Kelly Allen, House Beautiful, 7 Sep. 2023
• In addition to building two new gas plants, Xcel plans to refurbish two of its existing gas plants.
  — Mike Hughlett, Star Tribune, 25 June 2021
• After burnout, the SRBs would be jettisoned into the ocean to be recovered, refurbished and reused.
  — Carolyn Giardina, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Oct. 2023
• To the ghosts’ profound dismay, Samantha and Jay plan to refurbish the place as a bed-and-breakfast inn, constantly filled with (ugh) people.
  — Washington Post, 3 Jan. 2022

Last Updated: 3 May 2024