Example Sentences

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Nelly is in the throes of a romance that is redirecting her future.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 1, 2023

The solution to Africa’s hunger problem, some say, is redirecting money to millions of small-scale farmers on the continent and using methods that are both effective and ecologically-friendly, like fertilizing with manure.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 8, 2022

But plans for a 25-million-euro project extension are now suspended and Sandhop's team is redirecting experts and equipment toward European institutions.

From Reuters • Apr. 10, 2022

Instead the division is redirecting up to $800,000 into landscaping, assisting local governments retrieve tire piles and a pilot program to incorporate crumb rubber in road maintenance.

From Washington Times • May 6, 2015

“In sympathy, most of what you are doing is redirecting energy. Sympathetic links are how the energy travels.”

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss