renovate

Example Sentences

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Lawmakers recently approved $365 million in public funding to renovate Portland’s 30-year-old Moda Center, home to the Blazers, one of Oregon’s most prominent businesses.

From Salon • Mar. 30, 2026

He hired an architect, and they began to renovate.

From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026

Emily and Stephen had decided to renovate their kitchen, so it was a good opportunity to get some disruptive work done.

From BBC • Mar. 22, 2026

ICE aims to acquire and renovate eight large-scale detention centers and 16 processing sites, according to documents released by New Hampshire Gov. Kelly Ayotte, a Republican.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026

The City of New York takes so much time to either renovate or bulldoze a condemned building it’s like those guys on Death Row who die of old age rather than execution.

From "Bodega Dreams" by Ernesto Quinonez