retrofit
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
See Examples For:
The fourth was to retrofit mobile storage systems in the park’s museum storage facility.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026
Schneider Electric said the acquisition would combine its technology offer across residential, retrofit and small commercial buildings with Shelly’s software-led home energy platform.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
The most disruptive part of the retrofit work was carried out first, and included the insulation of shared walls, flooring and the roof.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
“We build new projectors every day, but film projectors, using this film, it’s not practical. So we’ve got to find them and retrofit them and rebuild them, which is what we did for ‘Odyssey.’
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
The Center has since benefitted by a forty-million-dollar retrofit, but there's still enough forest and swamp on the facility for the Border Patrol to put in tracking practice.
From The Hacker Crackdown, law and disorder on the electronic frontier by Bruce Sterling
American Airlines expects screens to be installed across its full fleet by early in the next decade, with retrofits starting in 2028.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
On Net Zero he proposes a "Northern Way", which subsidises the transition, retrofits, cutting bills, and building exportable locally owned industry.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
The ADS-B In retrofits might not be compatible with hundreds of planes in the U.S. commercial fleet, according to Bedford, the FAA administrator.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 31, 2026
More recently built structures need fewer upgrades and may not require seismic retrofits to meet safety codes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 11, 2026
The county set a deadline for retrofits to be done within 20 years.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2025
It’s traditional masculinity retrofitted for a progressive audience.
From Slate ● Oct. 27, 2026
Nobody knows where the Shakespeare nickname came from, but city officials designated the bridge as L.A.’s Historic-Cultural Monument No. 126 in 1974 and retrofitted it in the 1990s to better withstand earthquakes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026
These sensors have now been retrofitted to Glen Sannox and will also be fitted on its sister ship MV Glen Rosa which is due for delivery later this year.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
They lived in makeshift apartments and partied in retrofitted warehouses.
From Salon ● Aug. 30, 2026
“I do. To answer yours first...my dad retrofitted my wheelchair so I could run with it.”
From "The Running Dream" by Wendelin Van Draanen
![]()
He compares what Huskeys does for web security to retrofitting an old car.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
One study, published in 2020, discussed how experts might recommend retrofitting riskier buildings.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 25, 2026
Longer term, he said the UK needed a more strategic approach, including collecting better data, targeted retrofitting of existing homes and learning from hotter countries through measures such as external shutters and reflective exterior paint.
From BBC ● Jun. 25, 2026
At those levels, buyers can commission their own dream homes instead of retrofitting someone else’s fantasy.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 3, 2026
In April the government approved a legal framework to allow people to convert their petrol and diesel vehicles into electric ones, known as "retrofitting".
From Barron's ● May 3, 2026
Vocabulary lists containing retrofit
This Week In Culture: August 30–September 4, 2020
Looking to grow your vocabulary? Check out this interactive, curated word list from our team of English language specialists at Vocabulary.com – one of over 17,000 lists we've built to help learners worldwide!
Vocabulary From the Ninth Democratic Debate, April 14, 2016
Interested in learning more words like this one? Our team at Vocabulary.com has got you covered! You can review flashcards, quiz yourself, practice spelling, and more – and it's all completely free to use!
Internment
Want to remember this word for good? Start your learning journey today with our library of interactive, themed word lists built by the experts at Vocabulary.com – we'll help you make the most of your study time!
Random Word
Spin the wheel and learn a new word!
Get a word