Example Sentences

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Then I noticed that my filament was snapped, and I had to rethread it.

From Slate • Mar. 10, 2014

Using a pair of extra-long tweezers that came with the printer, I was able to half-melt, half-yank the filament out, rethread it, and try again.

From Slate • Mar. 10, 2014

Step 2: Thread the end of the other rope through the figure eight you have already formed, following each twist and turn of the first rope to rethread the knot, exiting at the opposite end.

From Time Magazine Archive

Still, the physical strength the work required paled beside the dexterity needed to rethread a shuttle quickly, or, heaven help her, tie one of those infernal weaver’s knots.

From "Lyddie" by Katherine Paterson

He not only undid the blue bow; he pulled it all the way out of the hem, so she had to rethread it afterward with a safety pin.

From "Song of Solomon" by Toni Morrison