How to Use recondition in a Sentence

recondition

verb
  • He reconditioned the old car.
  • The center has staff that recondition old boats and sales area.
    — Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 4 Aug. 2022
  • The ship was raised in 1869 and reconditioned.
    — Anders Hagstrom, FOXNews.com, 16 Feb. 2026
  • The ship was raised in 1869, and reconditioned.
    — Todd Richmond, Chicago Tribune, 15 Feb. 2026
  • Want to float charge one car, recondition another, and bring two other dead batteries back to life in force-charge mode?
    — Jack Baruth, Popular Mechanics, 1 Feb. 2023
  • And that helps recondition it to respond to everyday pleasures again.
    — Lauran Neergaard, chicagotribune.com, 10 July 2019
  • Some performers need to recondition their bodies or their voices.
    — New York Times, 5 May 2021
  • The track also added three new track services trucks and a new fire truck this year, while reconditioning their vacuum truck and sweeper.
    — Lori Punko, Denver Post, 1 May 2026
  • The drum reconditioning industry has a troubled legacy that dates back decades, reaching coast to coast.
    — jsonline.com, 15 Feb. 2017
  • Some sellers preferred used, pre-loved, second-hand, reconditioned, and the list continues.
    — Simon Hill, Wired News, 22 Apr. 2025
  • Narrowed down to 11 tracks, the album’s mission is to recondition the minds of listeners.
    — Allison Hazel, Essence, 26 May 2021
  • Before its sale, the bottle was reconditioned at the distillery; that bespoke label was re-adhered and the cork and capsule of the bottle replaced.
    — Brad Japhe, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
  • The scientists also determined whether any of these new neurons had fired during the fear reconditioning, based on certain gene markers.
    — Gretchen Reynolds, New York Times, 30 Aug. 2017
  • Funding models have evolved, money for renovations has started to flow, and thousands of apartments have already been reconditioned.
    — Curbed, 9 Jan. 2024
  • Drury added that even if a car owner faces finding components that are unique to a model that has been out of production for a long period of time, there are always used or reconditioned parts.
    — Jamie L. Lareau, Freep.com, 28 Aug. 2025
  • Yard sales are a great place to look for cast-iron or enamel skillets and Dutch ovens, which can often be easily reconditioned at home at a small fraction of the cost of purchasing new.
    — Kristen Hartke, The Denver Post, 5 May 2017
  • Before the sale, the distillery’s staffers carefully reconditioned the bottle by replacing the cork and re-adhering the corners of the label.
    — Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Nov. 2023
  • For cheaper shoes, the value of the shoe and cost to recondition makes for a financial calculation that often doesn’t work for the brands and manufacturers.
    — Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
  • In 2014, the city government closed the elevated stretch for a year and a half to recondition parts of the rails that had suffered excessive wear and tear.
    — Anthony Harrup, WSJ, 4 May 2021
  • Your therapist helps recondition your responses to flying, attempting to take it from a hellish to harmless experience.
    — Natalie B. Compton, GQ, 24 Mar. 2018
  • Teaster also noted that dress shoes are probably a more difficult segment to recondition due to thinner straps and other detailing.
    — Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
  • Instead of letting the fish fend for themselves while trying to reach the ocean, they are intercepted and taken to the hatchery at Cherrylane to be reconditioned.
    — Eric Barker, idahostatesman, 30 Oct. 2017
  • Macallan also worked with Sotheby’s to recondition the capsule of the most recent Valerio Adami bottle to go up for sale.
    — Mark Littler, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2023
  • Knowing about the association enabled the behaviorist to recondition the dog to associate pizza smells not with kicks, but with good things — like getting to taste a few bites.
    — Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 3 Aug. 2022
  • There also would be a huge push to recondition shoulder pads, which could be particularly problematic because of the volume of equipment involved.
    — Barry Wilner, The Denver Post, 23 June 2020
  • In addition, more than a dozen giants are currently in transition — that is, getting reconditioned or relocated.
    — Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026
  • The fundraisers will help build a new stand for the Town of Bethlehem nativity scene and recondition the lights along the outdoor Way of the Cross.
    — cleveland, 5 June 2020
  • The community was able to recondition some of the structure’s architecture, weaving in benches for community members to use.
    — Amber Bonefont, Sun Sentinel, 30 Mar. 2023
  • In February, sales slowed because of delays in tax refunds and because severe winter weather held back the retailer’s ability to recondition used cars.
    — Jinjoo Lee, WSJ, 1 Apr. 2021
  • Devlin says his district’s savings will be applied toward reconditioning the Axioms, in addition to buying more football equipment.
    — Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 11 Apr. 2025

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