reinstate
verb (used with object)
to put back or establish again, as in a former position or state.
was reinstating
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past progressiveof reinstate.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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The safety commission’s approval comes after soured relations between both agencies last month, when Metro publicly aired frustrations over the pace at which the safety commission was reinstating several hundred suspended rail cars.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 10, 2022
Jean-Yves Duclos, Canada’s health minister, announced last month that he was reinstating the position of chief nursing officer, a person who helps shape national policy, and a role that the government scrapped a decade ago.
From New York Times ● Sep. 14, 2022
When the city announced April 11 that it was reinstating the mandate, the health commissioner, Dr. Cheryl Bettigole, had said it was necessary to forestall a potential new wave driven by an omicron subvariant.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 21, 2022
Costco - a membership only retailer - said on Thursday it was reinstating limits on purchases of key items including toilet rolls, bottled water and some cleaning products.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2021
But his contrition did not last long, for the next day he informed us he was reinstating all the charges against us.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
