reinvention
Americanadjective
Example Sentences
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Welsh-born writer and executive producer Barry said: "Old Town Murders is more than a crime drama; at its heart, it's about friendship, reinvention and the courage to begin again later in life."
From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026
Our legendary powers of invention and reinvention are being mightily tested, and still, to use Maya Angelou’s phrase, we rise — most of the time.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026
And yet it remains in a state of reinvention, making it an ideal place for dreamers to impose their improbable dreams, to make bets on themselves as artists, as creatives, as immigrants.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2026
There is a great deal in her early settlement-house career that merits revisiting and even reinvention.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 24, 2026
Mobility, reinvention, identity: These themes are central to the American story, and, in fact, were threaded through the literature I read in Lou Volpe’s classroom.
From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove
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