How to Use reopen in a Sentence

reopen

verb
Definition of reopennext
Synonyms for reopennext
  • The cut on his knee reopened when he tried to run.
  • He wants the team to reopen his contract.
  • The restaurant will reopen in April.
  • The district attorney reopened the murder case because new evidence was found.
  • I'm sorry, but the store is closed. We reopen at nine on Monday.
  • The company announced plans to reopen its Detroit factory.
  • All roads in the area of the fire have also been reopened.
    — Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Sep. 2023
  • All dirt roads are closed and will reopen when cleared.
    — Forrest Brown, CNN, 2 Mar. 2023
  • The state Supreme Court then cleared the way for the death chamber to reopen this summer.
    — CBS News, 19 Sep. 2024
  • The deputy opens and closes the door, and at one point reopens the door and the boy is dragged out of the back seat and pinned facedown on the ground.
    — Christina Hall, Detroit Free Press, 22 Mar. 2024
  • The bridge reopened at around 12:15 p.m., the highway patrol said.
    — Phil Helsel, NBC News, 16 Apr. 2024
  • The two others, Paul’s Slide and Dolan Point, have been repaired and reopened.
    — Lisa M. Krieger, The Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2024
  • The zone around the United Center kicks in at 7 p.m. the next day, with streets in the area expected to reopen Aug. 23.
    — Olivia Olander, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2024
  • The lanes were closed after the crash but reopened late that evening, per New Jersey News 12.
    — Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 17 Apr. 2024
  • The restaurant closed during the start of the pandemic, and then only the drive-through reopened.
    — Rebecca Plevin, Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2024
  • Of course, what a lot of us want to know is whether the Lefebvres will reopen his tasting menu spot Trois Mec.
    — Laurie Ochoa, Los Angeles Times, 12 Nov. 2022
  • The course wasn’t reopened in the 2022 season to allow the grounds to recover from the flooding the year prior.
    — Marina Johnson, Detroit Free Press, 24 Mar. 2023
  • At the back of the restaurant on reopening day Guachiac brushed a buttery wash over trays of flaky, fresh-from-the-oven pastelitos.
    — Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2024
  • According to Murphy, the bomb squad found that the items were harmless, at which point the area was reopened.
    — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 8 Jan. 2025
  • The show will close March 4, at which point the gallery will renovate and reopen later this year or next.
    — Charles McNultytheater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 4 Feb. 2023
  • Hoelz said if the weather turns nice again, the club will likely reopen again this season.
    — Drew Dawson, USA TODAY, 15 Nov. 2022
  • In the late afternoon, teenagers stream out of a high school, which has reopened after the Lunar New Year break.
    — Eric Cheung, CNN, 29 Feb. 2024
  • Entry doors will reopen and passengers will have a chance to remove the item and step back in.
    — Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Dec. 2023
  • The line was repaired by early evening and the businesses had reopened, Swift said.
    — Adam Sennott, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Sep. 2023
  • Within minutes, Jokic and the starters had reopened a 14-point lead.
    — Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 2 Nov. 2024
  • When the court — under a new judge — reopened his case in late 2023, Knight’s sentence was not reduced.
    — Shirsho Dasgupta, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2025
  • The brewery is closed as the place changes hands, but will reopen likely in mid to late January.
    — Binghui Huang, The Indianapolis Star, 4 Jan. 2023
  • The agency expected the roadway to reopen around 3 p.m.
    — Bay City News Service, The Mercury News, 23 Feb. 2024
  • The club's owner Steve Dawson shut down most of his courts to comply, but has since reopened them with new rules to reduce sound.
    — Kate Murphy, Axios, 29 Jan. 2025
  • The station had been hastily reopened in 2022 – with Vucic and Orban in attendance – ahead of an election held that year, before being closed for more works by a Chinese company and its subcontractors.
    — Christian Edwards, CNN, 2 Feb. 2025

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