How to Use renaissance in a Sentence

renaissance

noun
  • Stahl took a break from acting in the 2010s but is in the midst of a renaissance.
    Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Jan. 2022
  • The Orioles have some of the best young talent in the game and are on the verge of a renaissance.
    Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 12 Apr. 2023
  • And why is now the right time for a pop-punk renaissance?
    Billboard Staff, Billboard, 12 Jan. 2022
  • Yet May predicts a renaissance of the genre is in the cards in France.
    Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 30 Nov. 2022
  • The renaissance must start with the Mayor and the City Council.
    Chicago Tribune, 15 Sep. 2022
  • And yet, in the past couple of years, Fox has enjoyed a bit of a renaissance.
    Clifford Ward, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2023
  • Around five or six years ago, the hat seemed to be having a renaissance.
    Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 29 Feb. 2024
  • All the same, talk of a union renaissance might be much ado about nothing.
    Veronique De Rugy, Orange County Register, 9 May 2024
  • The pioneers of nail art have paved the way for this renaissance, and I’m honored to be a part of it.
    Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2022
  • The Miley Cyrus renaissance is in full swing right now.
    Allie Gemmill, Teen Vogue, 13 Dec. 2018
  • The 6-foot-6-inch Waller is going to be a huge weapon for Jones in the red zone and could be in line for a career renaissance at 31.
    Ben Volin, BostonGlobe.com, 19 Aug. 2023
  • The brand’s renaissance is a reaction to the skinny jean overload of the past two decades.
    Jacob Gallagher, WSJ, 20 Dec. 2021
  • Emhardt's class has been part of a renaissance of the VU men's tennis program.
    Dave Melton, Post-Tribune, 11 May 2017
  • But that's what is great about drive-ins, which have had a renaissance this summer.
    Frank Pallotta For Cnn Business Perspectives, CNN, 30 Aug. 2020
  • Perhaps such a renaissance may be in the offing in our time.
    David Szondy, New Atlas, 8 July 2024
  • And since then, there has been a roller-skating renaissance.
    Marilisa Barbieri, Forbes, 17 June 2022
  • Christmas and love go hand-in-hand, but this move is also a sign that the rom-com renaissance is here to stay.
    Anna Millard, refinery29.com, 1 July 2018
  • What remains to be seen is how long this renaissance will last.
    Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 3 Jan. 2023
  • His brother said that in recent months, Matt Slay appeared to be in the midst of a renaissance.
    James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2023
  • Coolidge isn’t the only celebrity who’s had a renaissance of sorts this year.
    Christian Allaire, Vogue, 21 Dec. 2022
  • On balance, the streaming-doc renaissance still seems like a good thing.
    Judy Berman, Time, 1 Apr. 2021
  • Success is a long way away The Tigers’ renaissance does not begin here.
    Anthony Fenech, Detroit Free Press, 22 Mar. 2020
  • The rom-com renaissance is upon us — and Julia Roberts and George Clooney are leading the charge!
    Bailey Richards, Peoplemag, 27 Oct. 2022
  • Those early days of the Hawaiian language renaissance had a sort of free-for-all flair.
    Daniella Zalcman, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Nov. 2020
  • There has been something of a renaissance of raw milk in recent years.
    Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 11 Feb. 2018
  • Her ascent was seen as part of a renaissance of Black models in the industry at the time.
    Shelby Stewart, Essence, 13 Oct. 2023
  • Small farm shops, dairies, butchers, and many others enjoyed a renaissance in many parts of the world.
    Frank Trentmann, The New Republic, 10 Aug. 2020
  • Back then America was in the middle of what looked like a civic renaissance.
    Micah L. Sifry, The New Republic, 21 May 2018
  • Will the jailbreaking of such critical treat infrastructure lead to a dessert renaissance?
    Melvin Backman, Quartz, 29 Oct. 2024
  • Some superstars, like Reneé Rapp and Chappell Roan, took their rapid rise to stardom this year as a chance to offer more insight into their identities (both singers have been embraced as part of the lesbian pop renaissance).
    Isabela Espadas Barros Leal, NBC News, 11 Oct. 2024

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