How to Use retool in a Sentence

retool

verb
  • The factory has been retooled.
  • The company is retooling for the future.
  • The company is retooling its sales strategies.
  • The campaign has had to retool in the time of the coronavirus.
    — Rob Crilly, Washington Examiner, 17 Aug. 2020
  • The Jaguars used their bye week to retool a shaky defense.
    — Mark Long, Orlando Sentinel, 26 Nov. 2022
  • When the pilot didn’t get picked up, Lorre and Prady retooled it.
    — Yvonne Villarreal, latimes.com, 4 May 2018
  • The Vikings might want to rebuild or retool under a new head coach, and the Browns are ready to win now.
    — cleveland, 30 Jan. 2022
  • Is West Linn going to be able to retool in time for the 2022 season?
    — oregonlive, 1 Sep. 2022
  • The upshot of all these prospects not panning out is the Reds had to retool the rebuild.
    — John Fay, The Enquirer, 30 Aug. 2020
  • Outside of the military, the movement has retooled for the long haul.
    — Steve Hendrix, Washington Post, 24 Oct. 2023
  • Even Speier acknowledges that any move to retool the OCC will take a while.
    — Michelle Cottle, The Atlantic, 3 Nov. 2017
  • This is the latest in a series of moves Hyundai has made over the last few months to retool in the wake of slumping sales.
    — William Thornton, AL.com, 3 Nov. 2017
  • Now, Baylor will have to retool for a man-to-man defense in less than 48 hours.
    — Xl Media, cleveland, 19 Mar. 2022
  • That will likely come next year, as the Chiefs retool some things on defense and get younger on both sides of the ball.
    — Terez A. Paylor, kansascity, 15 Dec. 2017
  • The plan was shelved in 2022 as Metro leaders sought to retool the agency’s freeway projects.
    — Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 19 July 2024
  • But once Kudrow signed on to the project, the creators retooled the role specifically for her.
    — Max Gao, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 July 2024
  • Certainly, this isn’t the first time eighth-year coach Craig Jones had to retool a roster to keep the good times rolling.
    — Christopher Dabe Staff Writer, NOLA.com, 25 Sep. 2020
  • Lone Star Donuts is taking a break too, to retool their business.
    — Dallas News, 7 July 2022
  • The Cubs are attempting to retool an offense that has stalled in two of the last three Septembers.
    — Mark Gonzales, chicagotribune.com, 31 Dec. 2020
  • But guidelines like these are being reviewed and retooled around the world.
    — Jeff Wong, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2023
  • The solution to this dilemma is to rethink and retool your tech stack.
    — Mark Heymann, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2022
  • In my humble opinion, the Heat need three things: add a big, retool the offense and find a youngish scorer.
    — Ira Winderman, sun-sentinel.com, 24 June 2021
  • The Bucks have few draft assets left to retool and few movable contracts.
    — Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 May 2025
  • Goldman had to retool the script to an episodic format.
    — Rosa Escandon, Forbes, 15 June 2021
  • The Chiefs have retooled the line before, but this will be a huge undertaking.
    — Derrik Klassen, The Athletic, 12 Feb. 2025
  • Luckily for us and others, there are ways to shake off the doubts and retool our thinking.
    — Julia Carpenter, WSJ, 2 May 2021
  • Farke has to retain the heart and soul of his champions, but retool and upgrade where possible to keep the team in the league.
    — Beren Cross, New York Times, 7 June 2025
  • Bennett and Easterling also used the time to retool plans for their food truck.
    — al, 12 Nov. 2021
  • With a coach in place, Drury’s attention is now solely on retooling the roster.
    — Peter Baugh, New York Times, 19 June 2025
  • Work is also underway to retool the fields at the Hayes Youth Athletic Complex.
    — Elliot Mann, Twin Cities, 24 May 2025

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