How to Use reconstruction in a Sentence

reconstruction

noun
  • The police staged a reconstruction of the crime.
  • They were able to determine the cause of the accident by careful reconstruction of the events leading up to it.
  • But reconstruction didn’t end with nouns and verbs.
    — Manvir Singh, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025
  • During the reconstruction, the old roof tiles were reused as the new floor.
    — Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 24 Jan. 2024
  • The third reconstruction is still a work in progress, Joseph writes.
    — Ken Makin, The Christian Science Monitor, 22 Sep. 2022
  • The next phase is not reconstruction.
    — CBS News, 27 Jan. 2026
  • Iran can start the reconstruction process.
    — Nik Popli, Time, 7 Apr. 2026
  • With nowhere to stay, workers involved in reconstruction have to drive in from afar.
    — Compiled Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 7 Sep. 2021
  • The real reconstruction price tag is in the tens of billions.
    — Ariel Cohen, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026
  • Many people are hoping there would have been reconstruction by now.
    — Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 19 May 2026
  • For any type of breast reconstruction, there are benefits, risks, and trade-offs.
    — Anna Werner, CBS News, 31 May 2023
  • But the change, called surface reconstruction, can’t happen in just any way.
    — Chris Lee, ArsTechnica, 9 June 2026
  • Forensic facial reconstruction shows what Young may have looked like at the time of his death.
    — Kerry Breen, CBS News, 14 May 2026
  • The goal of the EU project is to make salt marsh reconstruction scalable.
    — ABC News, 30 May 2026
  • Neither has been rebuilt yet, although both sites have reconstruction plans in the works.
    — James Taylor, CBS News, 17 Feb. 2026
  • The first of which came less than 24 hours after the bridge reconstruction was complete.
    — Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2022
  • Here are the recent updates on the pool's reconstruction.
    — Mike Stunson, USA Today, 20 May 2026
  • The units are meant to be used temporarily while reconstruction takes place.
    — Imad Isseid, Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 2026
  • The place sparkles, even at two-thirds completed, with reconstruction of the east side slated as the next phase.
    — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 24 Aug. 2025
  • The pool's reconstruction, however, still appears to have a long way to go.
    — Mike Stunson, USA Today, 20 May 2026
  • The doctors must still insert implants into my jaw as a part of the reconstruction process.
    — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 23 Mar. 2024
  • The doctors must still insert implants into my jaw as a part of the reconstruction process.
    — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 22 Jan. 2026
  • Drainage improvements and a full-depth reconstruction of the roadway are planned.
    — Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 16 July 2025
  • None of these changes required a complete reconstruction of the language on such a grand level.
    — Joseph S. Laughon, National Review, 7 Sep. 2021
  • But no timeline was given, and reconstruction has yet to begin.
    — Wafaa Shurafa, Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2026
  • The limited number of atoms means there are not enough atoms or space for surface reconstruction.
    — Chris Lee, ArsTechnica, 9 June 2026
  • The coating was built using in situ reconstruction.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 30 Aug. 2025
  • The last phase would include the release of any remaining hostages, an end to the war and talks on reconstruction.
    — Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 26 Dec. 2024
  • The gel was doing its work—its stealthy reconstruction of skin cells and follicles and mental states.
    — James Marcus, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025
  • The bridge is surrounded by nature, which was undisturbed by the reconstruction of the bridge.
    — Dylan Wickman, The Arizona Republic, 28 Mar. 2024

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