Get to know Retrofitted better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning.
Retrofitted meaning
simple past and past participle of retrofit
Using Retrofitted
- The main meaning on this page is: simple past and past participle of retrofit
- In the example corpus, retrofitted often appears in combinations such as: retrofitted to, be retrofitted, retrofitted with.
Context around Retrofitted
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 15 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Retrofitted
- In this selection, "retrofitted" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, town, restrooms, homes, countless, throwback and additions stand out and add context to how "retrofitted" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include are being retrofitted and built and bombs a retrofitted soviet weapon. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "retrofitted" sits close to words such as abate, aeronautics and affidavits, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with retrofitted
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
All new technical can be retrofitted to older pools. (9 words)
For example, after Hurricane Sandy, many buildings were retrofitted to locate their systems above ground. (15 words)
This cash injection is helping to get homes retrofitted as well as building up a retrofit workforce. (17 words)
Following Hamas’ October 7 attack on Israel and the ensuing invasion of Gaza, the conservative group Accuracy in Media retrofitted with large screens to multiple college campuses, including Columbia University and the University of Pennsylvania. (35 words)
The U.S. Navy is transforming a costly flub into a potent weapon with the first shipborne hypersonic weapon, which is being retrofitted aboard the first of its three stealthy destroyers. (31 words)
While older U.S. Air Force bombers have been upgraded and retrofitted many times, some platforms are decades old, and a full replacement will help modernize the service's fleet. (30 words)
Example sentences (20)
And the City of San Luis Obispo wants every building in town retrofitted to be all-electric in the name of saving the planet.
Calling them “defensive” does not change the fact that those systems can be retrofitted with offensive cruise missiles.
Nurse would also like to see restrooms retrofitted with all the amenities needed in a public toilet, especially for women.
Since, the local manufacturer has retrofitted countless shipping containers into living spaces for mining and construction crews in Alaska and for the 2010 Winter Olympics in Canada.
This cash injection is helping to get homes retrofitted as well as building up a retrofit workforce.
This would facilitate the longer life of a building without having to demolish it; instead, the hospital building could be retrofitted for future uses.
At its core, this is a retrofitted throwback to simpler times, when wholesome family values and old-school gender roles ruled the roost.
Following Hamas’ October 7 attack on Israel and the ensuing invasion of Gaza, the conservative group Accuracy in Media retrofitted with large screens to multiple college campuses, including Columbia University and the University of Pennsylvania.
For some bridges, that could mean retrofitted additions; for others, it could mean precautions, like using tugboats to keep vessels on course as they clear bridges, to mitigate risk.
It’s also possible the cloud computing centers that are being retrofitted and built across the country could be delayed until there’s enough electricity to run them.
Professor McCarthy said these more expensive homes were also more likely to have been retrofitted to improve their energy efficiency.
The U.S. Navy is transforming a costly flub into a potent weapon with the first shipborne hypersonic weapon, which is being retrofitted aboard the first of its three stealthy destroyers.
Ukrainian officials said that KAB-type aerial glide bombs – a retrofitted Soviet weapon that has for months laid waste to eastern Ukraine – were used in both attacks.
While older U.S. Air Force bombers have been upgraded and retrofitted many times, some platforms are decades old, and a full replacement will help modernize the service's fleet.
All new technical can be retrofitted to older pools.
As well as being easier for crews to handle, ships could be retrofitted to use it rather than new vessels needing to be ordered.
At NYU Langone Health, another hospital operator, the “ERs are extremely busy” and some patients are being treated in space retrofitted to expand capacity, spokesman Jim Mandler said Saturday.
Etrio, an electric vehicle start-up, has launched its retrofitted electric light commercial vehicle (eLCV) to transform and electrify intra-city logistics.
For example, after Hurricane Sandy, many buildings were retrofitted to locate their systems above ground.
He retrofitted it with automatic steering guided by satellite, and he and his kids can use the tractor to feed cows, plant fields and run a grain auger.
Common combinations with retrofitted
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- retrofitted to 19×
- be retrofitted 16×
- retrofitted with 14×
- were retrofitted 7×
- retrofitted for 6×
- been retrofitted 6×
- being retrofitted 5×
- was retrofitted 4×
- has retrofitted 3×
- retrofitted as 3×