Example Sentences

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Sargent later repainted Gautreau with both straps fixed to her shoulders — a needless compromise between the artist and those who wielded the power to dictate beauty.

From Salon • May 6, 2026

A zoo frantically looked for an escaped zebra but discovered the animal on the loose was actually a repainted donkey.

From MarketWatch • May 4, 2026

Already in Algiers ahead of the historic visit, the atmosphere of an imminent celebration pervaded the air, with walls repainted, roads repaved and green spaces adorned with plants and flowerpots.

From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026

A chunk of pavement had been repainted into a parking bay for electric scooters.

From BBC • Feb. 25, 2026

Over the centuries, they had been painted and repainted, gilded, silvered, jeweled.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin