How to Use reconstruction in a Sentence

reconstruction

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  • The police staged a reconstruction of the crime.
  • They were able to determine the cause of the accident by careful reconstruction of the events leading up to it.
  • During the reconstruction, the old roof tiles were reused as the new floor.
    — Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 24 Jan. 2024
  • The third reconstruction is still a work in progress, Joseph writes.
    — Ken Makin, The Christian Science Monitor, 22 Sep. 2022
  • Stevens died in 1868, at the height of Reconstruction, a time of great promise.
    — Tracy Schorn, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Dec. 2023
  • That exploration of doubt in the Christ figure deeply moves me, and the reconstruction of the time amazes me still.
    — Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 26 Dec. 2024
  • The first of which came less than 24 hours after the bridge reconstruction was complete.
    — Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2022
  • The last phase would include the release of any remaining hostages, an end to the war and talks on reconstruction.
    — Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 26 Dec. 2024
  • Combined with the skull that was found at his tomb, the team was able to render a digital reconstruction of the ruler’s face.
    — Christian Thorsberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 Mar. 2024
  • The images were used to make a 3D reconstruction of the Titanic.
    — Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 12 July 2024
  • Breast reconstruction came kind of at the very, very, very, very end of the whole year, and getting the results that everything was all clear.
    — Lauren Huff, EW.com, 13 Apr. 2023
  • The other big reconstruction project in town figures to require more patience, and that’s even if the Spurs catch a few breaks.
    — Mike Finger, San Antonio Express-News, 15 Apr. 2023
  • The team’s reconstruction is still in its early stages.
    — Dylan Hernández, Los Angeles Times, 26 Nov. 2024
  • The bridge is surrounded by nature, which was undisturbed by the reconstruction of the bridge.
    — Dylan Wickman, The Arizona Republic, 28 Mar. 2024
  • The reconstruction was live streamed, playing in local bars and even on the scoreboard during a Phillies game.
    — Thomas Curwen, Los Angeles Times, 18 Nov. 2023
  • Major stadium reconstruction has been a common theme for schools that have made the jump from the Group of Five to the Power Five.
    — Dallas News, 8 Feb. 2023
  • Then there’s a third phase, which is about the potential reconstruction of Gaza, and who will govern the enclave.
    — NBC News, 1 Feb. 2025
  • On Wednesday, crews extracted the first hard stones to be used in the reconstruction of the arches of Notre Dame's collapsed vaults.
    — Ibtissem Guenfoud, ABC News, 15 Apr. 2022
  • The doctors must still insert implants into my jaw as a part of the reconstruction process.
    — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 23 Mar. 2024
  • Their record in those games: 24-40. Bullpen reconstruction was a natural place to start.
    — Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY, 17 July 2023
  • The three-phase ceasefire deal places the reconstruction of Gaza as the final phase, following a permanent end to the war.
    — Scott Neuman, NPR, 22 Jan. 2025
  • For any type of breast reconstruction, there are benefits, risks, and trade-offs.
    — Anna Werner, CBS News, 31 May 2023
  • For one night against the moribund Rockets, Collins looked like a player who should fit in well with the Spurs’ reconstruction efforts.
    — Jeff McDonald, San Antonio Express-News, 6 Feb. 2022
  • Nine weeks later, the final surgery is completed with the reconstruction of the breasts with an implant.
    — Harper's Bazaar Staff, Harper's BAZAAR, 1 Sep. 2022
  • The scale of the reconstruction effort means that some corruption is inevitable.
    — WIRED, 10 July 2023
  • From there, its architects plot the reconstruction of the building.
    — Justin Ling, WIRED, 11 Dec. 2023
  • A quarter of the money will pay for airfield projects like reconstruction of a taxiway and an access gate.
    — Blake Apgar, The Salt Lake Tribune, 17 June 2022
  • Mitchell said the reconstruction team believes the impact from the bicycle being struck vaulted West into the bed of the truck.
    — Christine Pelisek, PEOPLE.com, 22 Feb. 2022
  • The third phase would mark the end of the war, with bodies being exchanged, Israel withdrawing from Gaza entirely, and the reconstruction of the enclave starting.
    — Christian Datoc, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 5 Feb. 2025
  • Absent some sort of government help, many fire victims will likely be unable to afford reconstruction.
    — Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 23 Jan. 2025

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