Example Sentences

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The high numbers have rekindled concerns about overcrowding on the mountain, especially if poor weather shortens the climbing window.

From Barron's • May 17, 2026

The kiss might not have rekindled their relationship, but it gave them something more.

From Salon • Feb. 5, 2026

The bros have rekindled their bromance after their spectacular breakup last spring.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 9, 2026

Officials are looking into whether a small fire possibly sparked by New Year’s Eve fireworks could somehow have rekindled Jan 7.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 15, 2025

The determined set of his jaw would have rekindled that inner rebellious fire in Claire, if she had seen it.

From Martha By-the-Day by Lippmann, Julie Mathilde