How to Use reconfigure in a Sentence

reconfigure

verb
  • Adjust the strap for crossbody wear — or even to reconfigure it as a waist pack.
    — Alesandra Dubin, Travel + Leisure, 10 Oct. 2023
  • But those who do have inspired others to reconfigure their idea of loss.
    — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 8 May 2025
  • And also yours to squander, to take apart and reconfigure, even to lose.
    — A.o. Scott, New York Times, 2 May 2025
  • The rest of the shoe will be ground up and, in this case, reconfigured into a new pair of running shoes.
    — Izzie Ramirez, Vox, 5 Aug. 2024
  • The rest of the shoe will be ground up and, in this case, reconfigured into a new pair of running shoes.
    — Izzie Ramirez, Vox, 9 Sep. 2024
  • The hardest task had been to reconfigure the rear part of the boat to make space for the huge batteries.
    — Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 3 June 2022
  • For astronauts, this means more space to live, work, and reconfigure.
    — Bernard Marr, Forbes.com, 12 Sep. 2025
  • The system can be reconfigured in real time while the X-plane is still in the air.
    — David Szondy, New Atlas, 16 Oct. 2024
  • Under the new map, the district was reconfigured and red.
    — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Nov. 2025
  • That reconfigured his alienation, so to speak.
    — Los Angeles Times, 23 Feb. 2026
  • No longer a tourist court, the building was reconfigured into a private home.
    — Ray Hanley, Arkansas Online, 19 June 2025
  • To that point, a key living space can be reconfigured, enabling the home to shift from four to five bedrooms.
    — Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 22 June 2026
  • The coming week presents a chance to reconfigure their roster out of need and to take another run at things.
    — Dallas News, 19 June 2022
  • Thomas reconfigured his life to balance the demands of raising a child with serving on the high court.
    — Joshua Kaplan, Fortune, 4 May 2023
  • The mantle had been reconfigured again, with nine ornate gold vessels and a grand new clock at its center.
    — Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 July 2025
  • Families were moved from house to house, and were sometimes reconfigured, too.
    — Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Proposition 1 doesn’t change the tax, but seeks to reconfigure how the money from the act can be spent.
    — Taryn Luna, Los Angeles Times, 1 Mar. 2024
  • Crews will spend the next two years adding and reconfiguring traffic lanes that abut the terminals.
    — Megan Rodriguez, San Antonio Express-News, 18 Mar. 2026
  • The power of the spirit can reconfigure even flesh, such that it will be raised again—the same, but different.
    — Jordan Castro, Harper's Magazine, 9 Jan. 2024
  • Winfrey reconfigured the windows, moved the sink, and installed open shelves for easy meal prep and storage.
    — Kelly Allen, House Beautiful, 13 July 2023
  • Cabins are designed to be reconfigured for the perfect layout for each group.
    — Stacey Wreathall, Travel + Leisure, 28 Oct. 2023
  • The forest fires rage as Leon and his friends uncouple and reconfigure; fight and make up; drink and laugh.
    — Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 June 2024
  • Jung spent a chunk of time at Triple-A Round Rock to reconfigure his swing.
    — Shawn McFarland, Dallas Morning News, 9 Jan. 2026
  • The right-hander was pushed back to the weekend to reconfigure the rotation.
    — Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 25 Apr. 2026
  • The cost-effectiveness comes in part from not having to widen the road and reconfigure it to add signals.
    — Eric D. Lawrence, USA Today, 28 Sep. 2025
  • Elsewhere on the main floor, a former studio apartment has been reconfigured as an office and guest suite.
    — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 4 June 2025
  • The news is a big blow to the Lions, who are working to reconfigure their offensive line.
    — Colton Pouncy, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2026
  • The idea was not to reinvent the system, but to reconfigure it into something far smaller.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 14 Oct. 2025
  • It can be reconfigured in software to use up to 11 qubits and has an AQ of 9.
    — Paul Smith-Goodson, Forbes, 17 July 2023
  • The movie’s a rude, scruffy winner, a music bio/cash-in reconfigured as a deadly serious prank.
    — Ty Burr, Washington Post, 1 Aug. 2024

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