How to Use renovate in a Sentence

renovate

verb
Definition of renovatenext
Synonyms for renovatenext
  • We renovated the kitchen three years ago.
  • It's an old factory that has been renovated as office space.
  • The project renovates and expands the square footage of the school.
    — Nicole Asbury, Washington Post, 18 Mar. 2023
  • Even the press box was renovated with a new floor and chairs.
    — Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 30 Mar. 2023
  • One of the features of the home, the outdoor kennel, left her stumped as to how to renovate it.
    — Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 16 Dec. 2024
  • Painter moved out only after the landlord made plans to renovate the unit and raise the rent.
    — Renuka Rayasam, CNN, 30 Nov. 2022
  • That is, buying a cheaper home and renovating just to get your foot in the door.
    — Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 7 Feb. 2024
  • When his husband was alive, the two of them had renovated the kitchen.
    — Caleb Crain, The New Yorker, 4 Dec. 2023
  • She's complained that a hotel isn't part of the plan to renovate and expand the center.
    — The Enquirer, 7 Mar. 2024
  • The shopping center has been renovated in the past year.
    — Maria Morales, Baltimore Sun, 26 May 2023
  • Talk about the plans to renovate the other two stores — what do guests have to look forward to with those reopenings?
    — Chelsea Davis, Forbes, 2 June 2022
  • The second and third floors will not be open, as they are still being renovated.
    — Joanne Kempinger Demski, Journal Sentinel, 25 May 2023
  • Driving the news: The zoo plans to renovate its two bear habitats and add a third space for its bear breeding program.
    — Mike D'onofrio, Axios, 25 Oct. 2024
  • The owner of the building, Cohen says, is planning to renovate it soon.
    — Tim Carman, Washington Post, 11 July 2022
  • Their owners may not be able to afford to renovate them.
    — New York Times, 5 July 2022
  • The Grinkers planned to renovate it but found that doing so would be too expensive, Grinker said.
    — Tom Daykin, Journal Sentinel, 10 Jan. 2023
  • These grand plans do more than renovate one street or building.
    — Andrew Pulrang, Forbes, 31 July 2022
  • Many sold to Baltimore City Schools teachers who wanted to live in the city but didn’t want to renovate a home.
    — Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun, 1 Apr. 2023
  • At the time, my vision was to renovate the garage space and turn it into a small restaurant dining room.
    — Kara Baskin, BostonGlobe.com, 3 May 2023
  • Are more squabbles likely to get in the way of progress on what to do about renovating or building a courthouse?
    — Laura Johnston, cleveland, 31 July 2023
  • The Sun spent $6 million to renovate the waterfront site.
    — Yacob Reyes, Axios, 16 Aug. 2024
  • All guest rooms and suites were renovated in 2013 with creamy colors, polished wood, and leather.
    — Mary Holland, AFAR Media, 19 Dec. 2024
  • After years of study, the school board this month endorsed a plan to replace two schools, renovate and expand two others and shut down the fourth.
    — Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 19 May 2022
  • Since 2016, the program has taught Northeast Ohio teens how to renovate homes during the summer.
    — Alexis Oatman, cleveland, 16 June 2022
  • Vivian Johnson The kitchen was renovated to be a foodie and gourmet cook haven.
    — Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 2 Oct. 2024
  • All of the guest rooms have been recently renovated — and the color palette is dreamy.
    — Karen Cicero, Good Housekeeping, 31 May 2023
  • The Story As the Panthers renovate all 158 luxury suites, it’s getting rid of all the old stuff through a rummage sale.
    — Jen Rothacker, Charlotte Observer, 1 Feb. 2024
  • Mark Strong is lending his voice and celebrity to help raise money to renovate a bomb shelter for 327 school kids in Ukraine.
    — Degen Pener, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Nov. 2023
  • It and the cocktail bar above it, Milli, are being renovated, says co-founder Elias Pope.
    — Sarah Blaskovich, Dallas News, 10 July 2023
  • For a week each year, the Carters volunteered with Habitat for Humanity, a charitable group that renovates and builds homes for poor people around the world.
    — Susan Page, USA TODAY, 29 Dec. 2024

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