reformed

Example Sentences

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If California’s punitive morass of regulatory and litigious constraints on dredging were reformed, new technologies could make dredging more cost-effective than ever.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

In the title piece, a reformed bandit is regaled—and possibly lured back to a life of adventuring—by the confessions of a confidence woman.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

"But behind their words lies an entire legal framework that needs to be reformed," Saladrigas said.

From Barron's • Mar. 21, 2026

It is natural and logical that we would wish for the latter types of regime to be heavily reformed or outright replaced — especially with the local populace leading the way.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026

Neither guy blinked at being instructed to join up with a reformed gangster who smelled strongly of urinal cakes to prank a former heavyweight champion prizefighter.

From "Lawn Boy Returns" by Gary Paulsen