restore
verb (used with object)
to bring back into existence, use, or the like; reestablish.
has been restoring
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present perfect progressiveof restore (3rd person singular).present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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Coniston's Ruskin Museum is calling on engineer Bill Smith to return the craft, which he has been restoring in North Tyneside.
From BBC ● Feb. 24, 2023
In retirement, Bosch has been restoring an old Harley, a hobby that keeps him occupied for maybe 10 minutes a day.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 30, 2015
Enter Music Vault. Owned by memorabilia and concert merch store Wolfgang’s Vault, the company has been restoring vintage concert footage to create a more curated and authoritative live music archive on YouTube.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2014
The Shaw film library was eventually sold in 2000 to Celestial Pictures, which has been restoring them and re-releasing them digitally.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 7, 2014
It is the warmth of this yellow sun of Florence that has been restoring the text of my own young romance; the thing has been lying before me today as a clear, fresh page.
From The Diary of a Man of Fifty by Henry James
