reinvent
verb (used with object)
to invent again or anew, especially without knowing that the invention already exists.
was reinventing
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past progressiveof reinvent.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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“But also, in the 90s he was reinventing himself as a drum-and-bass pioneer, so may not have wanted audiences reminded of Ziggy Stardust.”
From The Guardian ● Feb. 1, 2019
Mr. Fields had been groomed for years to take Ford’s helm, but his fellow board members swiftly replaced him after he failed to persuade Wall Street he was reinventing the car maker quickly enough.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 5, 2017
Around the same time Rorty completed his metaphysical therapy, and was reinventing himself as a general-interest writer, his peers in the English department were replacing the categories of mind and world with language and text.
From The New Yorker ● Jan. 10, 2017
Of course, shortly before Kaepernick, Robert Griffin III was reinventing the position.
From New York Times ● Jan. 14, 2013
She was reinventing her life, rewriting her story.
From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad
