restore
verb (used with object)
to bring back into existence, use, or the like; reestablish.
was restoring
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past progressiveof restore.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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Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh said the court was restoring broad free speech protections for parties and their candidates.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 30, 2026
This month, the State Department said it was restoring diplomatic ties with Venezuela in a sign of thawing relations.
From Barron's ● Mar. 26, 2026
With about 3 pounds of molded plastic, I was restoring order to a small corner of the universe.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2025
Alix Didier Fils-Aimé said his priority was "restoring security" in the country.
From BBC ● Nov. 13, 2024
Adjoining the den was a furnace room, which contained a tool-littered table piled with some of his other works-in- progress—an amplifying unit, an elderly wind-up Victrola that he was restoring to service.
From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote
