How to Use rehome in a Sentence

rehome

verb
  • The third was deemed too injured to be rehomed.
    — Julian Camejo, Miami Herald, 4 Apr. 2026
  • When in doubt, advise adopters to move plants out of reach or rehome them entirely.
    — Kansas City Star, 24 Mar. 2026
  • The statement claimed the dogs involved in the incident had since been rehomed.
    — Sandra Gonzalez, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2025
  • So, Rex was temporarily rehomed at Boxberger's mom's house, which was up for sale.
    — Alina Hartounian, NPR, 18 May 2026
  • But shortly after, the family rehomed her.
    — Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
  • Instead, the dogs were rehomed together in Portland.
    — Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2025
  • At that time, Boxberger was already planning on rehoming Rex.
    — Alina Hartounian, NPR, 18 May 2026
  • Ultimately, Gibson rehomed his two adult dogs and their three puppies in safe, loving homes.
    — Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 7 Oct. 2025
  • O'Regan said the team has been working to rebuild the dogs' confidence and skills to improve their chances of being rehomed.
    — Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2025
  • After the tragedy, Gibson's attorney said the actor had since rehomed his beloved mastiffs.
    — Nicholas Rice, PEOPLE, 4 Oct. 2025
  • In my opinion, trying to rehome them to local sanctuaries and adopters would be the safest option for the animals.
    — Kelly Puente, Nashville Tennessean, 16 Sep. 2025
  • By the first hour of the fair, each animal was already sold, the little Zuckerbergs and Musks and Beeples ready to be rehomed.
    — Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 4 Dec. 2025
  • The woman, Pat, warned that Audrey had bitten people and failed to adjust during previous attempts to rehome her.
    — Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
  • If a family can no longer care for a fish, the experts encourage rehoming through rescue groups or consulting a fish veterinarian.
    — Sierra Leone Starks, Parents, 10 Feb. 2026
  • The organization provides meals for 1,200 dogs a day; neuters, spays, and vaccinates dogs; and works to rehome some canines.
    — Jacob Posner, Christian Science Monitor, 13 Aug. 2025
  • As for the duckling found at Bay Park, officers said it is now safely rehomed — proving that even the smallest rescue can help shine a light on a much bigger problem.
    — Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 18 June 2026
  • Hope Rescue, a local rehoming center, has been finding most of them new families, but shared in its release that six of the older dogs had to be euthanized due to poor health.
    — Adam England, PEOPLE, 29 June 2026
  • The Nachems also got to work turning their home into a germ-free fortress, rehoming their pets, never opening the windows and opening the doors to outside as sparingly as possible.
    — Kaitlin Sullivan, NBC news, 15 Oct. 2025
  • People who cannot afford the cost or lack the time to provide their dogs with the veterinary care required may choose to euthanize, give their dogs to someone else – known as rehoming – or surrender them to shelters.
    — David L. Weimer, The Conversation, 23 Jan. 2026
  • Before any dog is rehomed, STAR conducts full medical checks and a behavioral assessment.
    — Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Nov. 2025
  • Additionally, a rooster isn’t necessary for hens to lay eggs, so depending on what the neighbor’s objectives are, the rooster may be happier and healthier rehomed in a place with more space.
    — R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 18 Aug. 2025
  • Additionally, a rooster isn’t necessary for hens to lay eggs, so depending on what the neighbor’s objectives are, the rooster may be happier and healthier rehomed in a place with more space.
    — Eric Thomas, Sun Sentinel, 16 Aug. 2025
  • Animal welfare officials note that roosters seized from fighting operations are often aggressive and difficult to rehome.
    — Aidin Vaziri, San Francisco Chronicle, 26 Feb. 2026
  • The goal of Anantara’s Bali Starling Conservation Project is to rehome a pair in the forest around the resort, with more to be introduced in the future.
    — Hannah Walhout, Travel + Leisure, 30 Dec. 2025
  • Austin Pets Alive has an array of services meant to keep pets and owners together, including PASS, and rehoming services.
    — Tj MacIas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Team Ratas is a leader in Argentina and Latin America for rehoming lab rats and mice that — without a foster home — would otherwise be euthanized.
    — ABC News, 17 May 2026
  • McMahon has been a vocal advocate for rehoming all or parts of the student debt portfolio to Treasury under Secretary Scott Bessent.
    — Arthur Jones Ii, ABC News, 19 Mar. 2026
  • Its own limited space, due to being located on a small island off the coast of another island, spurred it to rehome several of its animals to sanctuaries with more space for enclosures larger than the facility in its entirety.
    — Bill Bowden, Arkansas Online, 29 Aug. 2025
  • The clip, which documents his journey from the rehoming center to his countryside home, has received over 16,200 likes and more than 104,000 views on the platform.
    — Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
  • The following month, Hope Rescue, a local rehoming center, received a surrender request from Cooper and took in three female dogs and their 20 puppies, per a press release.
    — Adam England, PEOPLE, 29 June 2026

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