retool

Example Sentences

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Enduring the longest cold spell of his career, Betts was forced to retool.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 2, 2026

An industry as hidebound as this one is going to need time to retool and figure out ways to address shifting consumer tastes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026

The decision to retool the show was a losing gamble, ostensibly sacrificing hundreds of thousands of dollars and countless fans, who searched for their preferred flavor of drama elsewhere.

From Salon • Dec. 2, 2025

He continued that Canada can sustain an auto industry with the US tariffs provided the government and business community work to "reimagine" and "retool" the industry.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2025

To produce a new invention, you'd have to retool an entire factory.

From The Status Civilization by Sheckley, Robert