reviver

Example Sentences

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Adam George Dyment, who goes by Duke Dumont, is a skilled reviver of deep 1990s house music.

From New York Times • Mar. 9, 2017

Instead, the rapturous reception and £1.3bn-plus worldwide gross are clear indicators that Abrams, 49, is now Hollywood’s most trusted reviver of ailing franchises.

From The Guardian • Apr. 30, 2016

He was the prime reviver of our ragged, treasured art.

From Time • Jun. 21, 2012

The rest of you can Do yourself a favor by fixing a corpse reviver No. 2.

From Slate • Dec. 30, 2011

Thus Garrick catered largely to the history of his period, as an actor and dramatic author, illustrating the stage; as a reviver of Shakspeare, and as a correspondent of history.

From English Literature, Considered as an Interpreter of English History Designed as a Manual of Instruction by Coppee, Henry