restock
verb (used with or without object)
to stock again; replenish.
was restocking
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past progressiveof restock.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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A biologist with the DNR left the project immediately and drove the bandshells to Minnesota where the DNR was restocking the threatened species.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 31, 2020
"One man leant over me as I was restocking the shelves. I reminded him to keep a 2m distance and he said, 'but I need to get a sandwich'."
From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2020
Perhaps Santa was restocking his sleigh with rods and rifles for the outdoorsy children of the Mountain West?
From Slate ● Dec. 21, 2014
About a week after they arrived at the store, Jake Serafini, 31, was restocking an aisle with one of his co-workers, he recalled.
From Washington Post
TOC was restocking some beef jerky sticks while Lindsey sat on the stool behind the counter reading a celebrity magazine, her bare feet up on the counter beside the cash register.
From "An Abundance of Katherines" by John Green
