Word.ws English Dictionary

How to use re in a sentence

40 example sentences · preposition, noun

Re means about, regarding, with reference to; used especially in letters, documents, emails and case law. Example: “We′re holding an open house this weekend at 77 Parkway Road.”

Examples of re by meaning

prepositionAbout, regarding, with reference to; used especially in letters, documents, emails and case law.

  • "I know it's been a long haul, but can we please not get complacent re: our annual magic gunk explosion?2020 July 24, HarryBlank, “SCP-5243”, in SCP Foundation, archived from the original on 02 Sep 2024

More sentences with re

  • We′re holding an open house this weekend at 77 Parkway Road.From the entry open house
  • (from intense concern) Whew! Thank goodness youʼre safe! I thought something terrible had happened to you!From the entry whew
  • A strategy in misère backgammon is to put six blots in a row.From the entry misère
  • For quotations using this term, see Citations:reägents.From the entry reägents
  • They′re our neighbours across the street.From the entry neighbour
  • For example, re- (“again”) is highly productive (rebuild, rethink), whereas other prefixes are relatively less so.2026 April, Olha Matviyas, Victoria Rokoshevs’ka, Yulia Leshchyshyn, “THE MOST PRODUCTIVE PREFIXES IN ENGLISH MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY”, in The…. From the entry productive
  • It’s a crêpière, a perfectly round gas-heated griddle 15 to 20 inches (38 to 50 cm) across.2025, Steven Raichlen, “Crêpes and Co.”, in Project Griddle: The Versatile Art of Grilling on a Flattop, New York, N.Y.: Workman, →ISBN. From the entry crêpière
  • The jealusty getting too much re:fly jump so let me go watch ugly men now (badminton).2024 August 2, u/manidel97, “Olympics Day Seven Megathread (Friday, August 2)”, in r/olympics (Reddit post), archived from the original on…. From the entry jealusty
  • Similarly, Bruyère, another well-esteemed Paris couturiere, resettled in New York for the war.2021, Véronique Pouillard, Paris to New York: The Transatlantic Fashion Industry in the Twentieth Century, Harvard University Press, page…. From the entry couturiere
  • Etienne and the hôtelière had agreed to use her men because they were all Igbo.2019, D[avid] J[ohn] Butler, chapter 11, in Witchy Kingdom: Secrets of the Serpent Throne (Witchy War; 3), Riverdale, N.Y.: Baen Books…. From the entry hôtelière
  • We are older than this Roman culture youʼre so proud of.2019, Maaza Mengiste, The Shadow King, Canongate Books (2020), page 331. From the entry Ethiope
  • Last December, I called my mother to get her recipe for tourtière, a beloved traditional French-Canadian dish.2018 November 30, Isabelle Bourgeault-Tassé, “How a family recipe taught me what’s at stake when Franco-Ontarians lose their roots”, in…. From the entry tourtière
  • In series, re and direct object òè 'leg' join gbe to express contactive 'kick.'2016, Ronald P. Schaefer, Francis O. Egbokhare, A Grammar of Emai, page 631. From the entry contactive
  • As for high-heels, they hoist the derrière and make the gait more feminine and physically attractive.2011 July 30, “Baby you can drive my genes”, in The Economist. From the entry derrière
  • The classic version of financière sauce is rather esoteric, a tomato-and-Madeira-flavored brown sauce with elaborate garnishes.2011, Jacques Pépin, Essential Pépin: More Than 700 All-Time Favorites from My Life in Food, Boston, Mass.; New York, N.Y.: Houghton…. From the entry financière
  • Find the largest, flattest frying pan you possess, or a crêpière.2011, Kerstin Rodgers, “Crêpes”, in Supper Club: Recipes and Notes from The Underground Restaurant, London: Collins, →ISBN, part 2 (The…. From the entry crêpière
  • The other lamp, a tall, golden Art Deco torchière, illuminated the center of the room.2011, Emma Jameson, Ice Blue: Lord & Lady Hetheridge #1. From the entry torchière
  • Bring the Prada sunnies, the papers and an appetite if you′re heading here for breakfast.2009, Justine Vaisutis, Australia, Lonely Planet, page 525. From the entry sunnies
  • When you close the door behind you at the end of the day you′re home.2009, Chris Cleave, Incendiary, unnumbered page. From the entry caravan
  • Attitudes to tobacco mean it′s virtually sold under the counter (and we′re not talking about ‘chop chop’).2007, Martin Hughes, The Slow Guide: Melbourne, unnumbered page. From the entry chop-chop
  • He loves grilled chops, sole meunière, rare tournedos and fresh vegetables.2007 January 19, Elaine Sciolino, “The French Know Where 007 Acquired His Savoir-Faire”, in New York Times. From the entry tournedos
  • Re After Completing Marathon, a Runner Dies in His Home, Nov. 7: Dr.2007 November 18, “Letters to the Editor”, in New York Times. From the entry postmarathon
  • Press plastic wrap onto the surface of the crème pâtissière to prevent a film forming and refrigerate.2006 September 19, Neil Perry, The Food I Love, Simon and Schuster, →ISBN, page 419. From the entry crème pâtissière
  • “You′re welcome to join me in a durry,” he said, rolling himself a cigarette.2004, Jay Verney, Percussion, page 118. From the entry durry
  • Django was logged into the Hôpital Lariboisière as “Jean Reinloardt,” age 18.2004, Michael Dregni, “Notes”, in Django: The Life and Music of a Gypsy Legend, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page…. From the entry log into
  • Maybe they can′t talk. ‘I reckon you′re Alan, the mollydooker, and you′re Eddy.2003, Joy Dettman, Henry′s Daughter, page 45. From the entry mollydooker
  • Renowned curator Jacques Saunière staggered through the vaulted archway of the museum's Grand Gallery.2003, Dan Brown, The Da Vinci Code, Doubleday, →ISBN, page 3. From the entry curator
  • At yet another première, she watches William file out of the theatre with Agnes at his side.2002, Michel Faber, The Crimson Petal and the White, Canongate Books (2010), page 369. From the entry première
  • The finest Gruyère has a slight dampness in its pea-sized eyes.2000, Paula Lambert, The Cheese Lover’s Cookbook and Guide: Over 150 Recipes, with Instruction on How to Buy, Store, and Serve All Your…. From the entry Gruyère
  • On last nights call sheet in your notebook, you need to call Karen re: Denver.1999, United States. Congress. House. Committee on Education and the Workforce. Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, Report on…. From the entry call sheet
  • Weʼre in Redding – a little west of Redding in a park, really.1998, Octavia E. Butler, Parable of the Talents, HEADLINE PUBLISHING GROUP (2019), page 328. From the entry redding
  • Juguet re- emphasizes "that the quarrel between "terminalists" and "lateralists" is a futile one"1992, B. M. Johri, Kunda B. Ambegaokar, Prem S. Srivastava, Comparative embryology of angiosperms - Volume 1, page 81. From the entry lateralist
  • So it's a lay-down misère that's not worth the paper it's printed on.1991, Robert G. Barrett, Between the Devlin and the Deep Blue Seas. From the entry lay-down misère
  • Process in an electric icecream-maker (sorbetière) or pour into a round cake tin and place in freezer.1983, Margaret Fulton, Restaurant Dishes of the Sorld, London: Octopus Books Limited, →ISBN, page 33, column 2. From the entry icecream-maker
  • From here one reaches the open air when one leaves the embarcadère.1981, Stefan Koppelkamm, Glasshouses and wintergardens of the nineteenth century, page 96. From the entry embarcadère
  • Su-Suru considered this as he toyed with the silver mamelière on his furred vest.1977, Brian Daley, The Domfarers of Coramonde, Lucia St. Clair Robson, →ISBN, page 181. From the entry mamelière
  • “We′re going to move aboard, sail around the world and do some writing,” the letter goes.1975, From Tiller to Typwriter: The Rudder, volume 91, page 227. From the entry liveaboard
  • Lanchère Blue Rose Bath Crystals dissolve quickly and at the same time release their fragrance.1927 September 15, “For the bath”, in Vogue, Greenwich, Conn.: The Condé Nast Publications, Inc., page 189. From the entry bathware
  • And, with that end, Zeus reëmerges as the divine protagonist of the triune drama.1924, Herbert Weir Smyth, “VIII. The Orestea: III. Eumenides”, in Aeschylean Tragedy, page 234. From the entry triune

Meaning of re

  1. preposition About, regarding, with reference to; used especially in letters, documents, emails and case law.
  2. noun A syllable used in solfège to represent the second note of a major scale.

Full definition of re

Questions about re in a sentence

How do you use re in a sentence?
Re is used as a preposition and noun. For example: “We′re holding an open house this weekend at 77 Parkway Road.”
What is a short sentence with re?
“They′re our neighbours across the street.”
What does re mean?
Re means about, regarding, with reference to; used especially in letters, documents, emails and case law.

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: re (page history and authors) and the entries each sentence comes from. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws chose the sentences, left out offensive ones and quotations older than 1900, and marked the word in each. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

Last updated:

Cite this page: “How to use re in a sentence.” Word.ws, https://word.ws/sentences/re. Based on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.