How to Use restoration in a Sentence

restoration

noun
  • The town called for a restoration of the law.
  • The building is undergoing restoration.
  • Sometimes the simple power of film restoration can bowl you over.
    Scott Phillips, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2022
  • The process of restoration was long and painstaking, involving the use of divers to collect the original stones from the riverbed.
    Sameh Wahba, WIRED, 22 Dec. 2022
  • Tim Hawkes is among state legislators who have worked to change Utah's water laws and invest in lake restoration.
    Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA TODAY, 11 Jan. 2023
  • After 20 years of restoration, visitors are now able to view inside the house of Vettii.
    Alexandra Meeks, CNN, 11 Jan. 2023
  • The restoration of international legal order is our joint task.
    Quartz, 22 Dec. 2022
  • The upcoming restoration, set to debut soon, will preserve this legacy while also adding a new chapter to its history.
    Spencer Whaley, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
  • The canal, once used for commerce, is considered a historical landmark and plans for its restoration have been underway for years.
    Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 4 Jan. 2023
  • In tandem, sand restoration and coastal bluff preservation must be addressed with significant investment for a long-term solution, rather than costly, short-term projects.
    Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Orange County Register, 4 Oct. 2024
  • The key to these reconstruction projects will be in prioritizing the restoration and preservation of cultural heritage.
    Sameh Wahba, WIRED, 22 Dec. 2022
  • Estimated to have made $68 million a year in revenue, the tax would've funded reef restoration, green infrastructure and wildfire and flood prevention.
    Kathleen Wong, USA TODAY, 7 Oct. 2024
  • The exercise in historic restoration continued: the original parquet floors were repolished, old doors were repainted, and brass knobs were polished to their original shine.
    Vaishnavi Nayel Talawadekar, Architectural Digest, 27 Sep. 2024
  • The course restoration has been in the works since 2017 when talks with Hanse began.
    Mark Kazlowski, Dallas News, 12 May 2023
  • In return, the group agreed to pay the entire cost of grass restoration.
    Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Aug. 2023
  • In the months after the Burn, a special restoration team sweeps the playa, raking any Moop out of the dust.
    Alden Wicker, WIRED, 7 Sep. 2023
  • Photos show the vestibule and chapel after decades of restoration work.
    Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 14 Feb. 2024
  • In the film’s restoration, what’s so arresting are the pops of color of late-1990s Oakland.
    Kaitlyn Greenidge, Harper's BAZAAR, 29 Mar. 2023
  • Not to mention the gorgeous, historic details that the house contained were in need of restoration, too.
    Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 7 June 2023
  • The current owners took the home through a complete historic restoration in 2015.
    Mary Carole McCauley, Baltimore Sun, 18 July 2024
  • One goal of restoration is make the forest more climate resilient.
    Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 9 May 2024
  • And he’s backed off of a plan to cut $40 million from San Joaquin Floodplain restoration, and now argues that project should be funded.
    Sophia Bollag, San Francisco Chronicle, 12 May 2023
  • This morass of American weakness and failure cries out for a Trumpian restoration of peace through strength.
    Robert C. O’Brien, Foreign Affairs, 18 June 2024
  • In case any of your rides need a tune-up, the garage is equipped with a restoration and maintenance facility.
    Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 10 May 2023
  • But some outside experts are doubtful about the new restoration.
    Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Jan. 2024
  • The car ventured to Venezuela with the family, then back to the States, and ultimately enjoyed a three-year restoration.
    A.j. Baime, WSJ, 29 Dec. 2023
  • Cromwell’s death in 1658 and the poor leadership of his son and successor, Richard Cromwell, enabled the royals’ restoration.
    Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 May 2023
  • Some tribes signed those agreements to pursue habitat restoration while others did not and stayed in court.
    Tony Schick, ProPublica, 21 Dec. 2023
  • But so far, the state’s database includes only the number of acres needing restoration.
    Ken Ward Jr., ProPublica, 1 Dec. 2023
  • In this gorgeous 4K restoration, two con artists set up a plan to sell a sheet of counterfeit rare stamps known as the Nine Queens to a collector.
    Matt Grobar, Deadline, 15 Aug. 2024

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