rekindle
Example Sentences
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The kiss might not have rekindled their relationship, but it gave them something more.
From Salon
When she was later tempted to rekindle contact, Acheson would check in with Claude.
New revelations independent of the justice department's actions could also rekindle the public's interest.
From BBC
Cal Fire will examine the Ventura County Fire Department’s response to a small wildfire that subsequently rekindled from the charred skeleton of a tractor — eventually growing into the destructive Mountain fire.
From Los Angeles Times
"Hope is being rekindled," he said, adding that "this is a new clientele. We hope there will be more, that this will be the relaunch of the tourism industry."
From Barron's
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