restore

[rɪˈstɔːr]

Definition:
1. Return to its original or usable and functioning condition.
2. Return to life; get or give new life or energy.
3. Give or bring back.

Use 'restore' in a sentence:

• 1. After the riots, the military was brought in to restore law and order.
• 2. As an example of the latter point, he notes growing efforts at major universities to tighten grading standards and restore failing grades.
• 3. Now the question is, do we partially restore and rebuild the site before the entire thing disintegrates?
• 4. They were faced with the daunting task of restoring the house.
• 5. Thou'lt restore the pig?
• 6. The other is to restore some of the evolutionary and ecological potential that has been lost in North America.
• 7. The operation restored his sight.
• 8. At its core, the debate is about how to manage the world's remaining natural ecosystems and about how, and how much, to restore other habitats.
• 9. I sincerely hope that the doctors can restore you to full health.
• 10. Troops were sent to the islands to restore order last November.
• 11. A brisk massage can restore the body's vigor.
• 12. The army has recently been brought in to restore order.
• 13. Sweet heaven grant it be so—then wilt thou fetch him away and restore me!
• 14. The house has been lovingly restored.
• 15. It will take a lot of funding to restore it, and I am not sure it'll be made available, which would be a pity.
• 16. What do I mean by restore evolutionary potential?
• 17. The Security Council shall decide what measures shall be taken to restore peace and security.
• 18. Other options to restore the frescoes would have required using chemicals to remove the unwanted layer or using physical means to scrape it off.
• 19. The following day their horses and goods were restored to them.
• 20. And let me assure you I will use whatever force is necessary to restore order.
• 21. Come in, come in, and I will soon restore thee!
• 22. This is a signpost on the road to American decline if we don't stop and restore the credibility of our markets.
• 23. Our allies pressed us to join with them to act against the tyrant and restore order on the south shore of the Mediterranean.
• 24. I paused in the hall to take three deep breaths to restore my equilibrium.
• 25. No matter what we do to restore habitat or support population growth, we may never be able to restore that culture.
• 26. He said the ousted president must be restored to power.
• 27. We will restore her to health but it may take time.
• 28. It is a kind of hot spring water, which contains the mineral base, to restore and transform it into weak alkaline water.
• 29. Of course one alternative to this is to restore capital punishment, but I'm not sure I would be for that.
• 30. The president will have to work hard to restore his credibility.
• 31. His country desperately needs Western aid to restore its ailing economy.
• 32. Some people argue that the death penalty should be restored.
• 33. She may not have the money to maintain or restore her property.
• 34. The police are trying to restore public order.
• 35. Troops were sent in to restore order.
• 36. Her friend's kindness has restored her faith in human nature.
• 37. Her kindness has restored my faith in human nature.
• 38. Such kindness restores your faith in human nature.
• 39. I am confident that we can restore peace, stability, and respect for the rule of law.
• 40. Order was quickly restored after the riots.
• 41. The police have now restored the painting to its rightful owner.
• 42. Her job is restoring old paintings.
• 43. Senior officers could be considering a coup to restore authoritarian rule.
• 44. Its intention is to restore pride in the past and create a more mannered society.
• 45. To paraphrase President Bush, we must restore confidence in our economic sector.
• 46. The measures are intended to restore public confidence in the economy.
• 47. Power has been restored to most parts that were hit last night by high winds.
• 48. Electricity lines to 30,000 homes were gradually being restored yesterday.
• 49. We hope to restore the garden to its former glory.
• 50. The house has now been restored to its former glory.
• 51. The palace has been restored to its former splendour.
• 52. This beautiful old building has been restored to its former glory.
• 53. He is now fully restored to health.
• 54. A fall in unemployment will help to restore consumer confidence.