How to Use restorative in a Sentence

restorative

1 of 2 adjective

• This is a perfect time to invite the gang over for a sweet, restorative night in.
  — Jacqueline Tempera, Women's Health, 30 June 2023
• The third part of the bill focuses on restorative justice.
  — Nicole Goodkind, CNN, 2 Oct. 2023
• The air is crisp in much of the country this time of year, and nature is beautiful and restorative.
  — Sharon Kwon, SELF, 6 Dec. 2022
• Here’s how to bring the outdoors inside for a restful, restorative home.
  — Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Feb. 2023
• And the restorative effects are thought to linger long after an OM session ends.
  — Hanna Lustig, Glamour, 11 July 2023
• One good night of dancing is restorative and makes my heart happy and full.
  — Crystal Bedoya, refinery29.com, 21 Aug. 2023
• Meals are restorative in more ways than one; the scraping of my spoon against the bowl of lobster soup is about as loud as the Portrait gets.
  — Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 29 Dec. 2023
• While Tamara tries to tune out the stress of war by watching television shows, the boy takes a restorative nap.
  — Dominique Soguel, The Christian Science Monitor, 4 Oct. 2023
• This is the latest version of Tatcha's cult-favorite restorative lip mask.
  — Shanna Shipin, Glamour, 19 Oct. 2023
• Our time at Sea Ranch is always restorative no matter the time of year or weather.
  — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 16 June 2023
• And that’s where a restorative yoga stretch routine with some feel-good stretches comes in.
  — Jenny McCoy, SELF, 30 Dec. 2022
• Another way to soothe your new tattoo is with a restorative salve.
  — Danielle Jackson, Women's Health, 27 Jan. 2023
• Mii Amo Describe the hotel in three words: Restful, restorative respite.
  — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 26 Jan. 2024
• This, in turn, could possibly allow for more deep and restorative sleep.
  — Jocelyn Solis-Moreira, Scientific American, 16 Feb. 2024
• The only time sparks fly are when that restorative tanning bed crackles and sputters.
  — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 7 Feb. 2024
• Uni's products are inspired by long swims in Australian beaches and the restorative properties of the ocean.
  — Mark Stock, Men's Health, 8 Nov. 2022
• The restorative shampoo has a light, feminine and floral scent that lingers far past the initial rinse and repeat, which is a huge plus for me.
  — Madison Yauger, Peoplemag, 15 Aug. 2023
• Vichy, too, is backed by the restorative benefits of French volcanic water.
  — Kiana Murden, Vogue, 5 Mar. 2024
• That prevents them from getting deep, restorative sleep.
  — Colleen Long, Chicago Tribune, 29 June 2023
• Slide it under your bottom or neck in restorative poses and know the foam will be comfortable against your body.
  — Amy Schlinger, Travel + Leisure, 27 Jan. 2023
• Seeing and smelling dough rise can be as restorative as eating the warm loaf, but only if the process feels foolproof and manageable.
  — Genevieve Ko, New York Times, 13 Oct. 2023
• The meticulous restorative work involved in maintaining them is one of the ways in which Nelson makes a living.
  — Paul Nicolaus, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Jan. 2024
• At one point in 1799, money was so short that Maria and her mother were unable to pay Jane’s return stagecoach fare from a restorative trip to the country.
  — Malcolm Forbes, WSJ, 27 Oct. 2022
• Christina Hall and husband Josh Hall appeared to have one restorative weekend!
  — Antonia Debianchi, Peoplemag, 17 Oct. 2022
• According to the hotel, this special type of rest is so restorative that just 45 minutes is said to be equivalent to three to four hours of deep sleep.
  — Anna Haines, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2022
• That host, the author Ian Fleming, knew Jamaica’s restorative power, too.
  — Daniel Immerwahr, The New Yorker, 8 Jan. 2024
• Think restorative mud bath and spa treatments, and healing mineral pool soaks.
  — Hugh Garvey, Sunset Magazine, 5 Sep. 2023
• Courtesy of Forestis But the true first order of the day is a hike, to take in the restorative air that first lured those Austrian royals here almost a century ago.
  — Liam Hess, Vogue, 24 Mar. 2023
• With these genes, the jellyfish can produce more restorative proteins.
  — Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Dec. 2022
• Off-mountain Activities Spend an afternoon at the spa: Skiing is a full-body workout, and there’s no better way to recover than a massage and restorative soak in a hot tub.
  — Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 20 Feb. 2024

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restorative

2 of 2 noun

• Sleep is a powerful restorative.
• Blue skies and sunshine are uplifting for the spirit and restorative for the soul.
  — Jay Brinker, Cincinnati.com, 6 Mar. 2020
• The productions leave little residue in the mind; watching them feels restorative, like a nap.
  — Sarah Manguso, The New York Review of Books, 31 May 2020
• Billed as an appetizer, the restorative is best experienced at the end of a meal, says Chiou.
  — Washington Post, 19 Mar. 2021
• After the flowers knock you out with wonder, the ethereal evening fragrance works like a restorative.
  — R. Daniel Foster, latimes.com, 22 June 2018
• Nelsen's — whose founder reputedly drank a pint of bitters every day as a restorative and lived to be 90 — issues Bitters Club Certificates to anyone willing to knock back a shot.
  — Kurt Chandler, chicagotribune.com, 30 June 2017
• Of course, there is something loutish about driving this very proper British convertible so barbarously fast—a little like putting four olives in your afternoon restorative at the Lord's Club.
  — John Phillips, Car and Driver, 20 May 2020
• And for a touch of self-care, T Magazine rounded up ingredients that can help transform a simple bath into a restorative, spalike escape.
  — Remy Tumin, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2020
• The funky aroma’s still there, an earthy restorative, a chewy celebration of the morning after, a communion bowl consecrated with hot tortillas.
  — Mike Sutter, San Antonio Express-News, 25 Jan. 2018
• With contemporary chair designers offering new takes on the classic form, this old-fashioned summer pleasure needn’t be fusty, however—neither in terms of the seat nor the restorative, booze-free drink in your paw.
  — Sarah Karnasiewicz, WSJ, 15 June 2017
• Sound baths have nothing to do with a relaxing soak in the tub, and yet more psychiatrists, therapists and other wellness experts are acknowledging the practice as ultra restorative and cleansing.
  — Zee Krstic, Good Housekeeping, 6 May 2021
• Our visit was in late winter — snow had fallen and temperatures had dropped into the 20s — so soup was a welcome restorative: a smooth (vegetarian) purée of white onions that neglected neither the onions’ sweetness nor their natural sharpness.
  — Edward Schneider, New York Times, 21 Apr. 2018
• Sleep is a powerful restorative.
• Blue skies and sunshine are uplifting for the spirit and restorative for the soul.
  — Jay Brinker, Cincinnati.com, 6 Mar. 2020
• The productions leave little residue in the mind; watching them feels restorative, like a nap.
  — Sarah Manguso, The New York Review of Books, 31 May 2020
• Billed as an appetizer, the restorative is best experienced at the end of a meal, says Chiou.
  — Washington Post, 19 Mar. 2021
• After the flowers knock you out with wonder, the ethereal evening fragrance works like a restorative.
  — R. Daniel Foster, latimes.com, 22 June 2018
• Nelsen's — whose founder reputedly drank a pint of bitters every day as a restorative and lived to be 90 — issues Bitters Club Certificates to anyone willing to knock back a shot.
  — Kurt Chandler, chicagotribune.com, 30 June 2017
• Of course, there is something loutish about driving this very proper British convertible so barbarously fast—a little like putting four olives in your afternoon restorative at the Lord's Club.
  — John Phillips, Car and Driver, 20 May 2020
• And for a touch of self-care, T Magazine rounded up ingredients that can help transform a simple bath into a restorative, spalike escape.
  — Remy Tumin, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2020
• The funky aroma’s still there, an earthy restorative, a chewy celebration of the morning after, a communion bowl consecrated with hot tortillas.
  — Mike Sutter, San Antonio Express-News, 25 Jan. 2018
• With contemporary chair designers offering new takes on the classic form, this old-fashioned summer pleasure needn’t be fusty, however—neither in terms of the seat nor the restorative, booze-free drink in your paw.
  — Sarah Karnasiewicz, WSJ, 15 June 2017
• Sound baths have nothing to do with a relaxing soak in the tub, and yet more psychiatrists, therapists and other wellness experts are acknowledging the practice as ultra restorative and cleansing.
  — Zee Krstic, Good Housekeeping, 6 May 2021
• Our visit was in late winter — snow had fallen and temperatures had dropped into the 20s — so soup was a welcome restorative: a smooth (vegetarian) purée of white onions that neglected neither the onions’ sweetness nor their natural sharpness.
  — Edward Schneider, New York Times, 21 Apr. 2018

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