How to Use rework in a Sentence

rework

verb
  • The design has been completely reworked.
  • Now is a good time to remove all the bulbs and rework the bed.
    — Tom MacCubbin, Orlando Sentinel, 29 June 2024
  • At the very least, the team would try to rework his contract.
    — Terry Pluto, cleveland, 16 Apr. 2021
  • This is a great time of year to rework the bed edges in your garden.
    — Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 26 Apr. 2026
  • Your goal is to rework an agreement, not wage war and win at all costs.
    — Jonathan Herpy, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2021
  • Hell of a town as one of our old anthems says, one that needs to be reworked these days.
    — Mike Lupica, New York Daily News, 27 June 2026
  • Sigalet, as such, saw no purpose in reworking his game.
    — Fluto Shinzawa, New York Times, 5 June 2026
  • Now Lyle has reworked his body, adding about 15 pounds over the past year.
    — Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 28 Mar. 2025
  • By Season 2, the show was a hit and the lyrics were reworked.
    — Hillel Italie, Twin Cities, 22 Sep. 2025
  • But Lane failed his physical and the deal had to be reworked.
    — Albert Breer, SI.com, 3 Nov. 2017
  • The grille, headlamps, and front bumper have been reworked into a more handsome mug.
    — Drew Dorian, Car and Driver, 14 Apr. 2023
  • At the very least, any multi-year contract should be able to be voided or reworked by teams.
    — Brittany Ghiroli, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2026
  • Fox now has some of those projects, which will be reworked for the Thoroughbred slate.
    — Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 5 Aug. 2024
  • The one-season show didn’t gain much traction at the time, but now it’s being reworked.
    — Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 Mar. 2026
  • Don’t resent the routine, rework it.
    — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 23 June 2026
  • But now, a new crew is striving to rework some of that Barneys magic.
    — David Moin, Footwear News, 11 June 2026
  • Calum Scott and reworked by Robin Schulz) plays in the background.
    — Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 19 Oct. 2024
  • Collect feedback, rework your offer and go again.
    — Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 25 May 2026
  • Plant multiple plots, or rework the same plots, to offer deer more food throughout the year.
    — Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 26 June 2025
  • Growth hormones and genes that respond to stress were reworked, some lost, others boosted.
    — David George Haskell, Big Think, 27 Mar. 2026
  • Did you guys rewrite or rework much of the material over the last 3 months?
    — Quentin Singer, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2021
  • The show was reworked in the 1990s but the concept remains the same.
    — Matthew J. Palm, orlandosentinel.com, 6 Dec. 2019
  • It has since been reworked into a four-team, midseason knockout.
    — Jenny Catlin, New York Times, 11 Jan. 2026
  • With key players leaving, Wenger had to rework the script, as fans began to turn on the whole project.
    — SI.com, 3 Oct. 2017
  • Now, those same companies are scaling back or reworking their plans.
    — Stuart Dyos, Nashville Tennessean, 20 Sep. 2025
  • Some of the puzzles have been reworked, and some of them stopped your author dead in their tracks for more than 5 minutes.
    — Kevin Purdy, Ars Technica, 10 Feb. 2023
  • The design team was told this week to rework certain elements of the car, one of the people said.
    — Dana Hull and Ed Ludlow / Bloomberg, TIME, 11 July 2024
  • The Franklin cheer squad had about an hour to rework a routine the team had been practicing for the past two months.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 8 Nov. 2019
  • Since then, it’s been reworked by dozens of artists, but Buffett’s stands out as different from the rest.
    — Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024
  • Google has to rework its plans for a new data center in Chile, to take account of climate change.
    — David Meyer, Fortune, 28 Feb. 2024

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