How to Use reenactor in a Sentence

reenactor

noun
Definition of reenactornext
  • While Colonial Day is not a craft fair, a few items made by the reenactors may be for sale.
    — Courant Community, 11 Sep. 2017
  • Wayne Carle, who helps plan the event, says the reenactors put on the show to keep history alive.
    — USA TODAY, 21 June 2019
  • No one is getting rich as a reenactor, at least not LePage.
    — Mark Shanahan, BostonGlobe.com, 6 July 2023
  • On Saturday, there will be historical reenactors at the site to talk to the public about the war.
    — Jennifer McDermott, The Seattle Times, 28 July 2017
  • On some of his free weekends: McGill has been a longtime Civil War reenactor.
    — Tim Funk, charlotteobserver, 30 Sep. 2017
  • Twice on the Fourth, six reenactors will read aloud the text of the Declaration of Independence.
    — Graham Ambrose, BostonGlobe.com, 26 June 2018
  • Currently, roughly 30% of the character reenactors are black, but the site's image as a white space is hard to shake.
    — Max Cohen, USA Today, 17 Oct. 2019
  • The public is invited to send loose tea that will be thrown by reenactors during the anniversary event.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 5 Nov. 2019
  • Onlookers lined the entrance of the fort and watched in silence as reenactors raised the American flag on a flagpole visible from the bay.
    — Lauren Hernández, SFChronicle.com, 17 Aug. 2019
  • Waving machetes and pistols, the reenactors stormed the house and encircled the man playing Andry — John McCusker.
    — Washington Post, 9 Nov. 2019
  • To outside observers, and even their own lawyers, the battle seems pyrrhic and pointless, like a pair of old Civil War reenactors suiting up for one last scrap (Bill is 74, Sue 68).
    — Sean Elder, Town & Country, 22 Oct. 2018
  • No cannon balls were launched, but experienced reenactors went through the full process of loading powder and setting off a charge heard and felt far and wide.
    — Baltimore Sun, 23 June 2023
  • Then, a Roman reenactor posed the question in a now-viral Instagram reel.
    — Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 22 Sep. 2023
  • Hundreds of reenactors will take visitors back in time.
    — Myrna Petlicki, chicagotribune.com, 18 May 2017
  • Braese said he is happily surprised that so many reenactors already have committed to the project.
    — Mike Danahey, Elgin Courier-News, 15 May 2017
  • He and Chet had to go through the rifle training with the Revolutionary War reenactors who are pretending to be in Colonial times.
    — Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Oct. 2017
  • Includes reenactors, games, crafts and food samples of that time period.
    — Luann Gibbs, Cincinnati.com, 4 Nov. 2019
  • These reenactors will be really engaging and staying true to their time era.
    — Jessi Virtusio, Post-Tribune, 1 Sep. 2017
  • Finding reenactors to portray Civil War cavalry and bring their horses to an event for a mock battle is a challenge.
    — Baltimore Sun, 23 June 2023
  • Yet the stadium tour is one of several signs of hope for fans who view guitar bands as more than historical reenactors.
    — Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2019
  • Colonial reenactors were part of the celebration held on the lawn of the visitor’s center on a warm, sunny afternoon.
    — Sarah Raza, BostonGlobe.com, 8 July 2023
  • Director Femi Oyeniran got to be involved both behind the camera and as a reenactor.
    — Lisa Respers France, CNN, 6 Apr. 2021
  • Watch as colonial reenactors demonstrate daily colonial chores of tending to the kitchen and herb gardens, food preparation, cooking over the hearth, and weaving on our 300-year-old loom.
    — Courant Community, 1 May 2018
  • After the ceremony the reenactors boarded sailing vessels and took the 30’x 42’ replica flag to Fort McHenry.
    — Mary Ann Ashcraft, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 20 Sep. 2019
  • The event also offers reenactor camps and historic sites that bring to life the experiences and stories of people from Northeast Ohio and the surrounding region during the 1860s.
    — Megan Becka, cleveland, 10 Aug. 2023
  • Remaining tickets for the show, the annual autism benefit put on by the expert rock reenactors of the Wild Honey Foundation, start at $40 and can be purchased here.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 15 May 2023
  • Along the way, both onboard and on land, passengers will be joined by Revolutionary War experts and even reenactors who will bring all that history to life.
    — Sebastian Modak, CNT, 9 Aug. 2017
  • Thumbnail photograph by David Guttenfelder Charge into the fray of an epic Viking battle with over 600 hardcore reenactors armed with swords and axes.
    — National Geographic, 17 Jan. 2017
  • The 64-year-old retired mechanic and Civil War reenactor bemoaned the divisiveness of the country.
    — Daniela Altimari, courant.com, 17 Sep. 2020
  • Within the community, there are also terms to designate what type of reenactor someone is perceived to be.
    — Dina Gachman, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Oct. 2021

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