re-enacts
- present tense form of re-enact (3rd person singular).
Example Sentences
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Pope Francis had performed this ceremony, which re-enacts Jesus's gesture toward his apostles, among marginalised people, whether prisoners, migrants or the homeless.
From Barron's ● Apr. 1, 2026
In a video recording of a pre-trial hearing, which has never been broadcast before, the most junior member of the squad, Lance Corporal Humberto Mendoza is questioned and re-enacts events at Safa's house.
From BBC ● Nov. 16, 2025
Immediately following a table of contents featuring Festive Brie Bites, Stepped-Up Sausage Balls and Pantry Pizza Pronto, the self-proclaimed “accidental country girl” re-enacts the cover of her first book, “The Pioneer Woman Cooks.”
From New York Times ● Nov. 18, 2021
To watch as Wile E. Coyote chases the Roadrunner through “Mad Max: Fury Road,” or as Granny re-enacts bullet-time martial arts moves from “The Matrix,” is to discover the answer.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2021
The porter, with circumstantial particularity, re-enacts his attempt to remove the damning black box and his encounter with my hapless companion.
From Fibble, D.D. by Sarg, Tony
