restore
verb (used with object)
to bring back into existence, use, or the like; reestablish.
unrestored
-
a word derived from
restore.
Example Sentences
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The site has remained unrestored since it was repeatedly bombed in 1999 during NATO's air campaign that ended the Kosovo war.
From Barron's ● Dec. 16, 2025
An unrestored 1925 short by Leni is also included.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2025
The copy sold last week, which comes from the Kansas City Pedigree, has a “Very Fine+” CGC rating of 8.5 — with only two other unrestored issues of grading higher, Heritage Auctions noted.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 9, 2024
Because unrestored eutrophic lakes produce significant methane emissions, restoring lakes and recycling the sediments for agriculture could mean a net decrease in greenhouse gases reaching the atmosphere on an ecosystem scale, Kiani says.
From Science Magazine ● May 2, 2023
The painting is extant in the chapterhouse, and is a very fair and unrestored specimen of his best style.
From Fra Bartolommeo by Flora Kendrick
