Example Sentences

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Forward movement itself is the ingredient that rekindles energy and a sense of agency.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 2026

Gloucester centre Llewellyn rekindles his 2025 Six Nations midfield partnership with Cardiff's Ben Thomas after missing the summer tour through injury.

From BBC • Nov. 7, 2025

She leaves her husband, moves into a predominantly Black neighborhood and rekindles an old passion for journalism.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 18, 2024

“The Bricklayer” is filled with throwback testosterone-fueled tropes: Vail rekindles a romance with a woman of questionable motives; he teaches Bannon the ropes; he’s an old dog whose old tricks still work.

From New York Times • Apr. 19, 2024

She pours the rest of the water into our new pot while Kim rekindles the fire by adding dry leaves and branches.

From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung