How to Use resurrection in a Sentence

resurrection

noun
  • He was enjoying the resurrection of his career.
  • Yet the film ends on a note of hope, even a kind of resurrection.
    — Will Noah, The New York Review of Books, 3 Mar. 2020
  • He was being equipped to go and spread the good news of the resurrection.
    — Leslie Anne Tarabella, al, 30 Mar. 2021
  • That brings me back to my death and resurrection 10 years ago.
    — Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2022
  • But through all that time away, plans were cooking for a resurrection.
    — Amy Drew Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 7 Nov. 2024
  • This might sound like good news, a kind of cosmic resurrection.
    — Dennis Overbye, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2022
  • The song’s resurrection, as well as pop-punk’s, came as a surprise to the group.
    — Christine Werthman, Billboard, 19 Jan. 2023
  • But this is a city that believes in resurrection.
    — Rick Bragg, Southern Living, 15 Mar. 2026
  • His revival and resurrection means the same for us.
    — Jack Dunn, Variety, 5 Apr. 2026
  • And yet, this resurrection of the old way is taking a novel turn.
    — Jon Kirchner, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
  • With its resurrection, a string of artist signings and a release slate.
    — Lars Brandle, Billboard, 24 Jan. 2023
  • So a Wanda resurrection may not be in the cards after all in this show.
    — Paul Tassi, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024
  • So it’s been sort of a resurrection of being able to work with younger directors.
    — Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 6 Jan. 2026
  • But there's a problem with her resurrection.
    — Sydney Bucksbaum, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Feb. 2026
  • The best of all worlds would be a Rozier resurrection in that regard.
    — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 8 June 2025
  • The cross is a symbol of the death and resurrection of Jesus.
    — cleveland, 5 Sep. 2020
  • But Adams announced the next day the resurrection of the plainclothes unit.
    — Rebecca Rosenberg, Fox News, 12 Nov. 2021
  • The church stands on the site where Christ was said to have dined with his apostles just after his resurrection.
    — Tara Isabella Burton, WSJ, 24 Dec. 2017
  • Breaks of cedar trees line the bluffs along the river where dense stands of oaks are littered with resurrection ferns and orchids.
    — Michael Adno, Scientific American, 25 June 2024
  • The brown resurrection fern that grew thick along the jagged edges of the hollow was changing to a bright green right before her eyes.
    — Lizz Schumer, People.com, 1 May 2025
  • Artists of the era shared Locke’s emphasis on death and resurrection.
    — Julian Lucas, The New Yorker, 11 Aug. 2022
  • Exile and resurrection in a red state may finally assure him a green light.
    — Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 8 June 2026
  • The pact’s resurrection is one of the more unlikely events in a year of surprises.
    — The Economist, 24 Jan. 2018
  • Some of them grapple with the ethics of his possible resurrection.
    — Joe Hagan, Vanity Fair, 18 Mar. 2026
  • Paris — The Catholic Church is no stranger to resurrection.
    — Joseph Ataman, CNN Money, 15 Sep. 2025
  • As word of the paper’s resurrection has spread, so has a desire to help Bluhm succeed.
    — John Reinan, Star Tribune, 14 Aug. 2020
  • Christians believe the resurrection of Jesus from the dead gives shape to these wild hopes.
    — Rachel Held Evans, Washington Post, 12 July 2018
  • Then there is the matter of whether there can be/will be a resurrection of James Johnson.
    — Ira Winderman, sun-sentinel.com, 28 July 2019
  • Rick Minter, an unsung hero of the resurrection, used every media opp to beg folks to come to the games.
    — Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer, 6 Dec. 2021
  • His art reminds us that every archive is also an act of resurrection.
    — Alessia Glaviano, Vogue, 20 Oct. 2025

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