How to Use restoration in a Sentence

restoration

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  • 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
  • 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
  • The project also required the creation of Alexandria’s largest wetlands restoration project.
    — Justin George, Washington Post, 19 Apr. 2023
  • The city is working to secure the site because next year, land managers hope to launch a new restoration project there for more flood water storage.
    — Gwozniac, oregonlive, 30 July 2023
  • Even the antique stop valves and supply lines, which had to be taken apart and replated, turned into a restoration project.
    — Rhonda Reinhart, Country Living, 1 May 2023
  • The artwork’s painstaking restoration by the Fine Art Restoration Company took over a year to complete.
    — Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 6 Mar. 2024
  • And perhaps those who fear a Trump restoration should be glad that at least some of his focus is on Hannibal, and that the lambs have not yet stopped screaming.
    — Daniel D'addario, Variety, 19 July 2024
  • The British government leaned on the American government to fund a restoration.
    — Brittany Murray/medianews Group/long Beach Press-Telegram Via Getty Images, Curbed, 19 Jan. 2024
  • Of that total, over a billion went to restoration efforts, mainly in Maryland, but some in Virginia.
    — Louise Schiavone, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2024
  • In 2014, the trust led a restoration project to make the main building wind- and watertight, but its interiors still need a major update.
    — Kelly Allen, House Beautiful, 2 June 2023
  • Ostensibly, the soiree was to benefit the venue’s restoration–even the grandest of digs get dusty-musty after centuries.
    — Bridget Foley, Town & Country, 26 Apr. 2023
  • The debate over what to do with the place dates back to not long after Douglas died, with neighbors divided on restoration or removal.
    — Claire Grunewald, Miami Herald, 31 May 2024
  • No, the Saddle Barn is closed for the 2024 season for pasture restoration and barn maintenance, according to the website.
    — Chris Sims, The Indianapolis Star, 1 June 2024
  • Though the ban had never really lost its effect, for some students the official restoration of it still felt like a gut punch.
    — The Salt Lake Tribune, 30 Aug. 2023
  • The courtyards are closed for restoration work that could cost nearly $35 million, budget requests to Congress show.
    — Mark Sherman, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2023
  • The Foundation also assists film restoration projects and offers aid to journalists around the world.
    — Jaden Thompson, Variety, 5 Jan. 2024
  • When Matt’s estranged daughter Riley (Kat Dennings) and her kids move into his house, the real restoration begins.
    — Lynette Rice, Deadline, 29 July 2024

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