- past progressive of restore.
Example Sentences
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A key objective of the cultural reset was restoring PSG's connection to French identity.
From BBC • May 29, 2026
“Our most significant accomplishment was restoring our health plan to a sustainable path after facing severe pressure from industry contraction and runaway healthcare cost inflation.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026
This month, the State Department said it was restoring diplomatic ties with Venezuela in a sign of thawing relations after Maduro's ouster.
From Barron's • Mar. 24, 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
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
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