How to Use regrade in a Sentence

regrade

verb
  • Add French drains to help eliminate standing water or regrade the lawn.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 9 May 2026
  • This may entail adding a drainage ditch near your trees or regrading the soil to encourage water to flow away from tree roots.
    — Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Be prepared, regrading a yard with heavy equipment is a major job and can leave you starting over to reestablish your lawn and garden.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 26 Feb. 2026
  • The property will be regraded and new drainage will be installed along with the landscaping and other improvements.
    — Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Dec. 2025
  • This action allowed crews to remove the mat, regrade the channel, and replant the site with native vegetation.
    — Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 11 Dec. 2025
  • Full removal or excavating the root system as well as the stump is an extensive project that usually requires heavy equipment, soil replacement, and regrading the area.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 19 Jan. 2026
  • Louisville Parks and Recreation Public Information Supervisor Katey Cook said Phase I of the project, including placing new grass for all the holes, rebuilding tees, adding a dual purpose tee area for select holes and regrading the terrain, will be complete by this fall and playable by Spring 2026.
    — Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 13 Aug. 2025

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