How to Use rewrite in a Sentence

rewrite

1 of 2 verb
Definition of rewritenext
Synonyms for rewritenext
  • The teacher asked him to rewrite the essay.
  • I had to rewrite the computer program.
  • Then rewriting it in 2019, that took nine months or so.
    — Adam B. Vary, Variety, 18 Dec. 2023
  • And when guests would change, there’d be lots of scrambling to rewrite.
    — Stuart Miller, Washington Post, 30 May 2023
  • The state rewrote the standards to address the criticisms.
    — Tyler Kingkade, NBC News, 1 Nov. 2023
  • That led the agency to begin rewriting its rules last year.
    — James Brooks, Anchorage Daily News, 2 Aug. 2023
  • Jennifer Lawrence just rewrote the rules of Rich Mom Style for winter 2023.
    — Selene Oliva, Glamour, 24 Nov. 2023
  • Shafiei gave her a new sheet of paper and told her to rewrite the statement, filling in the blanks, and then sign it.
    — Rachel Aviv, The New Yorker, 31 Oct. 2022
  • Muromtseva was at the peak of her career at the National Opera of Ukraine when the war rewrote all her plans.
    — ABC News, 26 Mar. 2023
  • There’s a lot of wheeling and dealing going on in the show as far as rewriting and tweaking things on the spot.
    — Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2023
  • Many of the articles on the site are rewritten press releases.
    — David Folkenflik, NPR, 28 Mar. 2024
  • For a start, the script was being rewritten on the fly and the actors had little grasp of their characters even as the cameras rolled.
    — Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 18 Jan. 2024
  • Ronaldo, 38, and Messi, 36, rewrote the record books, redefined greatness and took the sport to new plateaus.
    — Iliana Limón Romero, Los Angeles Times, 28 Dec. 2023
  • And the process of taking the House bill and potentially rewriting it to suit the Senate could be time consuming.
    — Sapna Maheshwari, New York Times, 16 Mar. 2024
  • Each room thrusts Peach into a different scene of the show that’s been overtaken and rewritten by Grape.
    — Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 23 Feb. 2024
  • Mayer rewrote the Notre Dame record book and is used to playing in cold Midwestern winters. 19.
    — Ben Volin, BostonGlobe.com, 25 Apr. 2023
  • After a few months writing (and rewriting) headlines for the front page of The New York Times, one journalist has some takeaways.
    — Sarah Bahr, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2023
  • No spoilers here, but in the process of rewriting it, something clicked for him, personally.
    — Nicolas Rapold, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2023
  • The commission and the council scrambled to rewrite parts of the code, hoping to mitigate concerns.
    — Robert Samuels, The New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2023
  • Then Jordan started rewriting that story, but not even Jordan or James won three in a row.
    — Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic, 28 Apr. 2023
  • But to rewrite the blueprint that has led to so much success or even consider breaking up Tatum and Brown?
    — Dan Wolken, USA TODAY, 30 May 2023
  • Here was an artist — once again, and on tour — rewriting the rules of hip-hop, and American popular music at large.
    — Salamishah Tillet, New York Times, 20 Oct. 2023
  • If that’s true, economists need to rewrite their textbooks.
    — John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 17 Nov. 2023
  • Baylor football didn’t live up to expectations last year, so the first game against Texas State gives the Bears a chance to start with a blank canvas and rewrite some wrongs.
    — Michael Haag, Dallas News, 31 Aug. 2023
  • The new team delivers with Act 1, but to win a more appreciative audience, the second half of the script needs rewriting.
    — Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 29 Sep. 2023
  • Workers can also highlight portions of text and ask Google’s AI to rewrite them in a specific tone.
    — Danielle Abril, Washington Post, 14 Mar. 2023
  • To rewrite an early-aughts drama's catchphrase for the object of my affection: Full skirts can't lose.
    — Halie Lesavage, harpersbazaar.com, 7 Apr. 2023
  • But if the script needs rewriting during production, no WGA writer would be available.
    — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 1 May 2023
  • According to the lawsuit, when Carlo questioned why the lieutenant hadn’t done more to supervise the training, the lieutenant ordered him to rewrite the unit’s safety guidelines and give a briefing to the whole unit on them.
    — Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 3 Apr. 2024
  • New Orleans Opera rewrote the ending entirely in an effort to empower the main character, who lives instead of killing herself.
    — Zachary Woolfe, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2024
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rewrite

2 of 2 noun
  • The platform asked for a massive rewrite of the last two episodes.
    — Lesley Goldberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 June 2023
  • But Milian was still brought on for rewrites, and her voice can be heard in the chorus.
    — Christi Carras, Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2023
  • But there can be a lot of rewrites before the magic happens.
    — Kate Tuttle, Peoplemag, 29 Aug. 2023
  • Joel Klatt of Fox Sports was among those pushing for a rewrite.
    — Chuck Carlton, Dallas News, 18 June 2021
  • But this is not the first time a rewrite was deemed necessary.
    — Ellen McGirt, Fortune, 21 Feb. 2023
  • The rewrite put Ernest and his wife, Mollie (Gladstone), at the center of the story.
    — Zack Sharf, Variety, 11 Sep. 2023
  • That meant a page one rewrite for the project, which had labored in the screenwriting phase.
    — Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Nov. 2022
  • Paul did a massive rewrite on the first one but didn’t get a credit, but the second movie was all him.
    — Simon Thompson, Forbes, 19 Oct. 2021
  • Do, Kotek’s spokesperson, said a major rewrite of the state’s land-use laws is not on the table.
    — oregonlive, 29 Jan. 2023
  • The biggest post-Covid change to the finale came with a rewrite of the scene where the townspeople swarm Wanda.
    — Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 1 June 2021
  • With a 69-25 vote, the state House agreed to a heavy Senate rewrite of the proposal and sent it to the governor’s desk.
    — From Usa Today Network and Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 10 June 2021
  • The producer asked Coolio for a rewrite, and the rapper agreed.
    — Julia Jacobs, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2022
  • It has long been known since Coogler and Cole began their rewrite that the character’s death would be a part of the story.
    — David Betancourt, Anchorage Daily News, 10 Nov. 2022
  • That rewrite was Joey and Pacey's time jump happy ending.
    — Ew Staff, EW.com, 14 Feb. 2022
  • And David, an Academy Award winning writer, has tweaked the script and done a rewrite.
    — John Bleasdale, Variety, 7 Dec. 2023
  • With each new rewrite of the tax code, the superrich deploy clever trusts and armies of lawyers and lobbyists to find ways not to pay.
    — Patricia Callahan, ProPublica, 15 Dec. 2021
  • Once that rewrite is finished, the entire process could begin again.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 June 2022
  • But the criminal code rewrite is the first law to be completely overturned since 1991.
    — Ashraf Khalil, BostonGlobe.com, 21 Mar. 2023
  • So one of the big things that the administration just announced is a rewrite to that guideline.
    — How To Save A Country, The New Republic, 8 June 2023
  • Then the pandemic hit, and a rewrite became inevitable.
    — Carita Rizzo, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Aug. 2022
  • But when British director Jonathan Lynn was hired to direct the movie, the studio asked him to do the production rewrite of the script instead of Launer.
    — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 7 Mar. 2022
  • When Auria woke from her nap, Almodóvar was ready with a rewrite.
    — New York Times, 13 Dec. 2021
  • Instead, it’s been lobotomized, turned by rewrite men Scott Wittman and Marc Shaiman into a preachy ode to nice boys who respect women.
    — Alexandra Schwartz, The New Yorker, 14 Feb. 2022
  • So the way the hub fostered that socialization was going to require a rewrite.
    — Chris Foran, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 31 Mar. 2021
  • Even if much of the story is written, a rewrite is always possible.
    — Joshua Rothman, The New Yorker, 3 Oct. 2022
  • My guess is Nik Color Efex Pro will be the next candidate for getting a rewrite and new features.
    — Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 2 June 2021
  • The rewrite comes as Texas — and the nation — hotly debates what students are taught about history.
    — Dallas News, 14 Apr. 2022
  • But the opening score on its commercial debut won’t require a rewrite of the local record books.
    — Patrick Frater, Variety, 29 Sep. 2021
  • Even if Sheridan has already written the scripts for Yellowstone 2.0, he’s not allowed to do any rewrites on episodes until the strike ends.
    — Vulture, 5 May 2023
  • For example, before Christmas, Reddit made some pretty big changes which necessitated a painful rewrite of a few features.
    — Scharon Harding, Ars Technica, 1 Feb. 2024

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