overhaul
verb (used with object)
to make necessary repairs on; restore to serviceable condition.
was overhauling
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past progressiveof overhaul.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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On Wednesday, the Internal Revenue Service said it was overhauling its penalty process.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 8, 2026
Experian said it was overhauling its scoring system to better reflect "more of the everyday financial behaviours that matter" which included things "like paying rent or reducing overdraft use".
From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2025
Among the changes was overhauling the selection process and maintaining a database of uses of force by officers, so that they could notice any worrying patterns.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 4, 2024
Managers at a Wisconsin studio called Raven began meeting one by one with quality assurance testers, who vet video games for bugs, to announce that the company was overhauling their department.
From New York Times ● Feb. 25, 2024
By the sound, evidently, someone in the garage was overhauling a car.
From Guy Garrick by Arthur B. (Arthur Benjamin) Reeve
