How to Use repurpose in a Sentence

repurpose

verb

• The rooms themselves, though, which tend to be small and dark, can be hard to repurpose.
  — Curbed, 8 Nov. 2022
• Even the zip on the dress was repurposed from an unused sample.
  — Emma Spedding, Glamour, 15 July 2023
• The site will repurpose the historic Tahoe City Inn as part of its design.
  — Steve Larese, Outside Online, 13 July 2022
• Since then, it had been repurposed at least twice and had once housed a restaurant.
  — Jackson Barton, Washington Post, 16 Dec. 2023
• The YouTuber isn't the first to repurpose a Blu-ray player to get a magnified view.
  — Scharon Harding, Ars Technica, 22 Dec. 2022
• Smart, as Deborah, gives the lie to the idea of the hack and repurposes it as a glorious wink.
  — J Wortham, New York Times, 12 May 2024
• Even the wood was sourced from old chalets from a firm in Verbier, Switzerland, that repurposes old wood for new builds.
  — Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 24 Oct. 2023
• Start with a blank canvas or repurpose an old picture frame with the glass removed.
  — Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024
• The district was able to obtain funds from the city and repurpose funds from the school budget to purchase the metal detectors.
  — Bynadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 13 Jan. 2023
• Lots of couples would be happy to repurpose your decor.
  — Krista Simmons, Sunset Magazine, 10 May 2024
• It had been repurposed as a bedroom for one of the more permanent roommates.
  — Holly Yeo, Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2024
• Mom can repurpose the frame once the baby arrives, subbing the sonogram pic with the first photo of her newborn.
  — Jamie Kravitz, Woman's Day, 4 Aug. 2022
• Now’s the time to repurpose those spaces and create rooms that truly spark joy and excitement for you.
  — Cori Sears, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Mar. 2023
• My Name Is Barbra isn’t the only case where a music star repurposed one of their old titles.
  — Paul Grein, Billboard, 10 Oct. 2024
• Nighttime events, most of which cost extra, are campy live tapings that would be repurposed by the network.
  — Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 17 Nov. 2023
• And any leftover pork can be sliced and repurposed in wraps, sandwiches, or on a salad.
  — Jasmine Smith, Southern Living, 29 Sep. 2024
• See if these items can be used or repurposed to meet your needs before buying anything new.
  — True Tamplin, Forbes, 7 Oct. 2024
• But from there, there’s a stunning view of the old runway, which was actually repurposed to host canoe and kayak events in the 2004 Olympics in Athens.
  — Owen Bellwood/jalopnik, Quartz, 27 July 2024
• This is a time when empty nesters can repurpose kids' rooms and retrofit them for hobbies, guests, and grandkids.
  — Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Aug. 2022
• An old wood dresser repurposed as a nightstand adds a spot for books, fresh blooms, and storage for extra linens.
  — Anna Logan, Country Living, 28 July 2023
• Farm groups are sounding the alarm that the tax might nudge dairy producers to repurpose their land for forestry or other uses.
  — Time, 1 Nov. 2022
• Clean up and repurpose an old cart and add some antique wooden crates to contain taller items on lower shelves.
  — Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Aug. 2023
• The temples were demolished and the stones were repurposed after the Spanish conquest.
  — WIRED, 17 Sep. 2023
• Make a bird feeder out of an old milk jug, paint old cans and use them as pots for your plants, repurpose your old clothing or old towels and use as rags.
  — Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 22 Apr. 2023
• But there are everyday, and city-centric, ways to repurpose each piece.
  — Halie Lesavage, Harper's BAZAAR, 19 July 2022
• This soy wax blend candle is hand-poured into a cocktail glass that’s meant to be repurposed once the candle is fully burned.
  — People Staff, Peoplemag, 24 Nov. 2023
• Its contents were sold, portions knocked down or repurposed, and new buildings went up.
  — Megan Specia, New York Times, 26 May 2024
• The Swiss watchmaker has been looking into ways to repurpose some of the 5,000 billion pieces of plastic waste that litter the Earth’s oceans for a few years now.
  — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 22 May 2022
• Items such as a change of clothes, extra glasses and a spare phone charger can be repurposed for emergency use.
  — Elaine Wilkinson, The Mercury News, 3 Sep. 2024
• Today, that same vault has been repurposed to store a treasure of a different kind: legal New York cannabis.
  — Jay Bulger, Rolling Stone, 13 Aug. 2024

Last Updated: 3 Nov 2024