reposition
Example Sentences
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He finishes preparing the engine and walks to the driver’s seat of the car, repositions his toolbox, and climbs in.
From Literature
Their retelling imagines the star-crossed lovers meeting later in life, repositioning the story from a perspective of age and experience, with the title characters aged in their 40s.
From BBC
He was determined to reposition the CIA from its decades-old central focus on fighting overseas terrorists to tackling problems in America’s backyard.
Even if shipments through the strait resume, experts say it could take weeks to reposition tankers, reload storage and restart oil fields.
“This crisis happened all of a sudden and tankers need to reposition to the west coast for loading,” Nasser said, adding that tanker movements and adjustments determine how quickly the company can reach full capacity.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
