How to Use renovate in a Sentence

renovate

verb
  • 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
  • The rest of the money was used to renovate the building.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Oct. 2021
  • The firm plans to renovate it and add restaurant space.
    — Madison Iszler, San Antonio Express-News, 13 Jan. 2022
  • 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
  • Don’t be afraid to sell, renovate or change your rental space to long or short term, etc.
    — Jane Stoller, Forbes, 10 Sep. 2021
  • 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
  • The trio plan to renovate the house to suit a gift shop and warehouse from where online orders will ship.
    — Brittany Carloni, The Indianapolis Star, 27 Nov. 2021
  • When his husband was alive, the two of them had renovated the kitchen.
    — Caleb Crain, The New Yorker, 4 Dec. 2023
  • Crews will first renovate the three-mile stretch from Boynton Beach Blvd.
    — Wells Dusenbury, sun-sentinel.com, 14 June 2021
  • She's complained that a hotel isn't part of the plan to renovate and expand the center.
    — The Enquirer, 7 Mar. 2024
  • The plan is to renovate the building as departments move in, Zuercher said.
    — Jen Fifield, The Arizona Republic, 2 July 2021
  • Estimates to renovate the church at the time were set at $3.5 million.
    — Linda Girardi, chicagotribune.com, 1 Jan. 2022
  • While his wife stayed on the mainland with their son, Irvine took on the task of renovating their new island home.
    — Reem Amro, FOXNews.com, 10 May 2025
  • 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
  • The church reached out to the coalition in November about the potential to renovate the motel.
    — Kalia Richardson, orlandosentinel.com, 25 May 2021
  • 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
  • Brigham, a mortgage lender by trade, shared his idea to purchase a distressed home, renovate it and give it away.
    — Bill Jones, chicagotribune.com, 18 June 2021
  • 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
  • The family bought the house for $3.85 million last year and plans to renovate the inside spaces.
    — Cecilie Rohwedder, WSJ, 27 Apr. 2022
  • These grand plans do more than renovate one street or building.
    — Andrew Pulrang, Forbes, 31 July 2022
  • Calderone is a Marine who trains hard every morning and renovates her house with a sledgehammer most nights.
    — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 27 June 2025
  • This renovated three-bedroom cottage is located right near Front Street, providing quick, easy access to many of Beaufort’s restaurants, shops, and waterfront views.
    — Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 28 June 2025

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