refurbish
verb (used with object)
to furbish again; renovate; brighten.
was refurbishing
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past progressiveof refurbish.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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Among the president’s early entries into civic life was refurbishing Wollman Rink in Central Park in 1986.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 13, 2026
Yao had been sentenced to 10 years and fined for “smuggling common goods” after he brought construction materials into China to help a friend who was refurbishing his apartment, Dui Hua said.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 2, 2023
HM Prison and Probation Service director general of prisons Phil Copple said the prison was refurbishing its heating system.
From BBC ● Dec. 16, 2019
There was a parking lot there, where the two of them liked to tool around on his father’s old Harley that he was refurbishing.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 3, 2015
Inside were Mi-17 helicopters that AVB/SPARC was refurbishing.
From Reuters ● Dec. 10, 2013
