How to Use recuperate in a Sentence

recuperate

verb
  • She took a day off to recuperate.
  • Springsteen will have longer than just the rest of this month to recuperate.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 6 Sep. 2023
  • Flick’s team will have had a chance to recuperate while all the contenders for its crown must play on.
    — Rory Smith, New York Times, 11 Dec. 2020
  • So three out of the last five days have been off to recover, recuperate and heal.
    — Nick Moyle, ExpressNews.com, 19 Oct. 2020
  • He was released and sent home to recuperate three days later.
    — Nate Trela, USA TODAY, 28 July 2023
  • But some day we will be compelled to take time to recuperate for the strenuous life.
    — The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 26 Mar. 2025
  • Bolton said at the time that the surgery was a success and that he was focused on recuperating at home.
    — Alli Rosenbloom, CNN Money, 30 Apr. 2025
  • But she was still burned out and craved time off to recuperate before starting her new venture.
    — New York Times, 15 Apr. 2022
  • Some of you may simply need the time away from others to recuperate from life’s stresses.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 5 May 2020
  • Tomé felt that Aitana would be better served by a week to recuperate.
    — Asif Burhan, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024
  • Nine Wings were given the day off to recuperate from the battle royale.
    — Detroit Free Press, 26 June 2022
  • The baby has since been released and is now recuperating at home.
    — Fox News, 26 Mar. 2020
  • Down the road, her old friend Nell Benefield recuperates from a bout with the flu.
    — Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 5 Apr. 2026
  • This is an ideal time for a decor reset, to allow your body to recuperate the way nature does.
    — Maggie Gillette, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Oct. 2024
  • Surgeons amputated part of a toe and sent him home for a month to recuperate.
    — Anna Kuchment, Dallas News, 6 Aug. 2021
  • After traveling hundreds of miles, seals need to rest on the beach to recuperate.
    — Mark Price, charlotteobserver, 22 Jan. 2018
  • As Daniel recuperates in Spain, Cherry tries to move on with her life.
    — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2025
  • When Allen arrived home to recuperate last week, one of his sister’s had moved into his old room and old bed.
    — Carol Robinson | [email protected], al, 20 Aug. 2020
  • Elite athletes like Biles require time away from the spotlight to recuperate and hone their skills.
    — Louis Tay, The Conversation, 15 Aug. 2025
  • While the loan is not enough to recuperate his losses, Vaughn remains unfazed.
    — Nushrat Rahman, Detroit Free Press, 29 Aug. 2020
  • One recuperating bird escaped the hands of a caretaker and alighted on top of a shelf.
    — Jess McHugh, Washington Post, 9 Mar. 2024
  • The public isn't yet able to see the bear cub, which needs time to recuperate and adjust to captive life, Lampi said.
    — Laurel Andrews, Anchorage Daily News, 10 May 2018
  • The Falcons are smart about his usage in practice and give him ample time to recuperate.
    — Lorenzo Reyes, USA TODAY, 3 Sep. 2020
  • As the victims recuperate, other survivors of the shooting have started to process the event.
    — Davis Winkie, USA Today, 7 Aug. 2025
  • In 2022, the team helped recuperate nearly a dozen manuscripts stolen from Afghanistan.
    — Erika Page, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 Dec. 2024
  • The Nettletons rounded up newborns and brought them to the ranch to recuperate.
    — Zach Kyle, idahostatesman, 18 July 2017
  • To recuperate from all that adventure, book a massage at Taiga Spa.
    — Lydia Price, Travel + Leisure, 17 Nov. 2025
  • Sam Levy would recuperate from the gassing and his wounds – shrapnel in his back, arm and hand – in a French hospital.
    — Erik Brady, USA TODAY, 27 June 2018
  • More than 130 people have received the two-hour infusions and then been sent home to recuperate.
    — Jonel Aleccia, Los Angeles Times, 21 Jan. 2021
  • In search of a space to recuperate, Davis created a Black love fantasy of sorts.
    — Kynala Phillips, Essence, 8 July 2019

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