Example Sentences

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I would mail a physical copy of the piece, wait for a mailed response, and then have to recopy the piece by hand to incorporate edits before mailing it back.

From Slate • Jun. 19, 2023

However, reverse transcriptase may then recopy the RNA molecule to make a DNA duplicate of the APP gene that slips back into the genome.

From Science Magazine • Nov. 21, 2018

I’m about to recopy my ancient address book for what undoubtedly will be the last time.

From Salon • Jul. 26, 2016

She started to recopy the rough draft of a letter that she had written that morning.

From New York Times • Sep. 20, 2010

Before class, I’d have to recopy it into Arabic numbers, but one day I didn’t have time, so I turned in the assignment in its binary version.

From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls