How to Use preservationist in a Sentence

preservationist

noun

• And what Richards did to it might give a preservationist a heart attack.
  — Gary Gastelu, Fox News, 22 June 2018
• It was sold dirt cheap to the local preservationists 23 years ago.
  — Kim Chatelain, NOLA.com, 7 July 2017
• The husband and wife team were among the first preservationists to operate in China, and by far the best known.
  — New York Times, 11 Apr. 2018
• The city decided to renovate and the preservationists seemed to have won the day.
  — Liz Stinson, Curbed, 17 June 2019
• Lincoln would be getting a steam bath the next day — but first, the preservationist needed to do something about the dust and bird poop.
  — Washington Post, 29 May 2022
• While local preservationists fought hard to keep the rails of the Nickel Plate alive, the removal project started this week, paving the way for a new rail-trail.
  — Robert Scheer, Indianapolis Star, 21 Aug. 2019
• But preservationists contend the structure is historic and that the owner should not have the right to destroy it.
  — Sheldon S. Shafer, The Courier-Journal, 6 Sep. 2017
• The dome has been plagued by cracks for centuries, and muon imaging could help preservationists figure out how to fix it.
  — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 2 Mar. 2023
• Despite preservationists' best efforts, the Rhône Glacier may not be long for this world.
  — Michael Hardy, Wired, 26 May 2020
• The life of Enid Sales, a preservationist and all-around polymath, sounds almost too delightful to be true.
  — Taylor Kate Brown, SFChronicle.com, 13 Nov. 2020
• Rogers also built Casa Feliz, a historic house a block from the church that preservationists saved from the wrecking ball 12 years ago.
  — Susan Jacobson, OrlandoSentinel.com, 11 Oct. 2017
• Her death was confirmed by her manager and agent, Rusty Frank, a dancer and dance preservationist.
  — Harrison Smith, BostonGlobe.com, 21 Jan. 2023
• Foresters and preservationists have fought over Białowieża for decades.
  — Erik Stokstad, Science | AAAS, 18 Apr. 2018
• Local preservationist Vic Linoff estimates the sign was installed on the Dairy Queen sometime in the 1950s.
  — Lily Altavena, azcentral, 16 June 2018
• Saving the Dairy Cattle Barn, which dates to the 1920s, is a win for preservationists who fought against the loss of numerous historic structures at the fairgrounds.
  — Eric D. Lawrence, Detroit Free Press, 3 May 2023
• Ryan Soniat is a preservationist in the purist camp—the sort who tries to persuade clients to install a vintage nineteen-fifties oven.
  — Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 20 Sep. 2021
• The park’s history begins with what would have been its demise, logged for decades before preservationists thought better of felling the world’s tallest trees.
  — Chelsee Lowe, Travel + Leisure, 29 Mar. 2023
• The future challenges for Chinese preservationists are inscribed in the story of this site.
  — Stefen Chow, Smithsonian, 30 Sep. 2017
• In 2010, as the church was on the cusp of a deal to build housing on the site, preservationists successfully got the building designated as a city landmark.
  — Mihir Zaveri, New York Times, 26 June 2023
• For a start, this popular Southport spot has a preservationist on staff.
  — Ina Pinkney, chicagotribune.com, 24 Apr. 2018
• The sentry statue that was once atop the building was taken down more than 10 years ago and is being stored in a vault by a historic preservationist in Chicago.
  — Steve Lord, Aurora Beacon-News, 27 Feb. 2018
• The preservationists were able to find Megan’s grandfather’s final pay stub.
  — Megan Greenwell, WIRED, 27 June 2023
• Now, thanks to the latest breed of preservationist, one that comes with social media savvy, old houses are getting a fresh spotlight.
  — New York Times, 29 Jan. 2021
• Claire Marmion, an art preservationist who owns the Haven Art Group, has worked for several insurers.
  — Paul Sullivan, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2017
• The replication and move are factors that preservationists say may diminish the historic value of the site.
  — Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 24 Jan. 2024
• In the weeks leading up to the church’s demolition, preservationists and residents had pleaded with city officials to step in to save the church.
  — Caitlin McCabe, Philly.com, 9 July 2018
• The group’s website sacfairplanning.org directs questions to historic preservationists William Burg and Karen Jacques.
  — Ed Fletcher, sacbee, 19 Oct. 2017
• The preservationist group states that the latest list signals which sites currently need the greatest focus.
  — George Avalos, The Mercury News, 11 July 2024
• Some preservationists and residents say the project would hinder views of and from the bridge, including a vantage of the bridge with the downtown skyline in the background, harming the ambience of the area.
  — Scott Huddleston, San Antonio Express-News, 26 Mar. 2018
• Historians, preservationists and genealogists say there are no records indicating that many graves of the city's earliest Black residents were relocated.
  — Alexandria Burris, The Indianapolis Star, 13 June 2024

Last Updated: 14 Nov 2024