How to Use refurbish in a Sentence

refurbish

verb
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  • 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
  • All of the appliances come from the U.S., are refurbished in Juarez and resold in shops like his.
    — Washington Post, 7 Aug. 2019
  • Small updates are a great way to refurbish your kitchen and make the space feel new again.
    — Nora Colomer, Fox News, 25 Sep. 2024
  • 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
  • The funds have been used to build and equip five schools and three kindergartens and refurbish a health clinic.
    — James R. Hagerty, WSJ, 8 June 2018
  • Mahavir refurbished a room in the village for the girls to wrestle in.
    — The Economist, 25 Oct. 2019
  • It was refurbished in 2012 and has also been serviced each of the last two years.
    — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 20 May 2024
  • 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
  • So far, about 92 cars have been refurbished and are back in service, Rink said.
    — Melanie Burney, Philly.com, 10 June 2018
  • So Taylor worked to refurbish the sawmill and crack down on shady sourcing.
    — Tim McDonnell, National Geographic, 17 June 2019
  • 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
  • Mast removed the 1950s belts and rotors, refurbished them and put them back.
    — Lydia Depillis, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2024
  • Who will lay the railroad tracks, install the high-speed broadband and refurbish our ports?
    — Robert Rooks, CNN, 10 Dec. 2021
  • In fact, many of the items in my own home have been refurbished and brought back to life thanks to those very tutorials.
    — Wendy Manwarren Generes, Country Living, 22 Nov. 2019
  • His will be one of 55 homes throughout the Twin Cities refurbished this year, Prebil said.
    — Molly Korzenowski, Twin Cities, 20 July 2019
  • These things are very old, and often need to be refurbished and rebuilt.
    — John Clarke, WSJ, 18 Oct. 2018
  • Hunter purchased the building for the restaurant in April, and Early helped to refurbish it, Jones said.
    — Washington Post, 5 Jan. 2022
  • Through the hotel’s refurbished pub, the Wirths hope to make the Fife Arms a magnet for the community.
    — Jay Cheshes, WSJ, 3 Dec. 2018
  • 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
  • The barn was completely refurbished at the end of 2016 and is a county landmark.
    — Steve Brown, Dallas News, 6 Jan. 2020
  • 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
  • According to a news release, the food cart at the Skip comes from Chicago and has been refurbished.
    — Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 5 Oct. 2024
  • The café has been at the store space for a few years, but now it’s been refurbished with dark wood tones, warm lighting and silverware.
    — Hikmat Mohammed, WWD, 17 Oct. 2024
  • Here’s a look at 15 of the best new and recently refurbished hotels around the country.
    — Katie Jackson, Robb Report, 20 June 2024
  • If your device is still in good shape, then it'll be sold refurbished to someone else.
    — Amina Lake Abdelrahman, Good Housekeeping, 31 Oct. 2019
  • The hotel had long been refurbished, its floor plan altered, even its name changed.
    — New York Times, 7 Dec. 2019
  • 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
  • Front Street has been refurbished, with scenic landscaping all around and cool fountains across the street.
    — Marc Bona, cleveland, 12 Oct. 2019

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