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How to use restore in a sentence

40 example sentences · verb, noun

Restore means to reestablish, or bring back into existence. Example: “He restored my lost faith in him by doing a good deed.”

Examples of restore by meaning

verbTo reestablish, or bring back into existence.

  • to restore harmony among those who are at variance
  • He restored my lost faith in him by doing a good deed.

verbTo recover (data, etc.) from a backup.

  • There was a crash last night, and we're still restoring the file system.

nounThe act of recovering data or a system from a backup.

  • We backed up the data successfully, but the restore failed.

More sentences with restore

  • Ash from a fireplace can restore minerals to your garden's soil.From the entry ash
  • He acted in good faith to restore broken diplomatic ties after defeating the incumbent.From the entry faith
  • This antique chair's inlays have been overpainted, but we can restore its finish.From the entry overpaint
  • We are unwilling to restore his previous privileges after his betrayal of our trust.From the entry unwilling
  • After the power failure, we had to restore the database from backup.From the entry backup
  • As soon as electrical power was restored, the attitude indicators' gyros would have begun to erect.From the entry erect
  • After the hurricane, before law was restored, looters stole everything that wasn't nailed down.From the entry looter
  • What we need to restore faith in government is an Honest Abe.From the entry Honest Abe
  • He has spent ten years lovingly restoring a rather luxurious tonneau with teak panelling and leather seats.From the entry tonneau
  • A call for the regular order asks the chair to restore proper procedure.From the entry regular order
  • A deposed monarch may go into exile as pretender to the lost throne, hoping to be restored in a subsequent revolution.From the entry depose
  • I credit the town council with restoring the shopping district.From the entry credit
  • The inside of the building has been extensively restored.From the entry inside
  • A fully restored Volkswagen Beetle will cost more.From the entry restored
  • He was restored to his rightful position.From the entry rightful
  • Restore an autohidden window by hovering over its icon.From the entry autohide
  • They restored the car from top to bottom.From the entry from top to bottom
  • Ripping out the poison of antisemitism, restoring trust on the economy, defence, and national security.2026 June 22, Keir Starmer, resignation speech. From the entry rip out
  • We look forward to restoring this powerful symbol of law, order, and justice.2025 May 5, Karina Tsui, “Trump wants to reopen one of America’s most notorious prisons. Here’s how Alcatraz earned its reputation”, in CNN. From the entry USP
  • BBMP evicted more than 70 of them and restored to its originality.2024 October 12, @bykarthikreddy, Twitter. From the entry originality
  • The money will be spent on unboarding and restoring the windows, and on preserving historic paint details.2024 March 6, Howard Johnston, “Regional News: Southern”, in RAIL, number 1004, page 26. From the entry unboard
  • "Might even get my house restored, if the math is mathing.2024, DaVaun Sanders, Minecraft: The Tournament, New York, N.Y.: Random House Worlds, page 27. From the entry the math is mathing
  • Agreement has been reached with operator Freightliner for it to be moved, to be cosmetically restored.2023 October 18, “Network News: Crewe's final '90' rescued for Heritage Centre”, in RAIL, number 994, page 19. From the entry cosmetically
  • Recent advances in prosthetic design for upper-limb amputees may restore thermal sensation in the near future.2023 June 6, William A. Haseltine, “Too Hot To Handle: Restoring Thermal Sensation To Upper-Limb Amputees”, in Forbes, United States…. From the entry thermal sensation
  • The cutting head removes any chips out of the railhead and restores the required surface shape.2022 September 7, Tom Allett, “At the cutting edge of NR's track work”, in RAIL, number 965, page 39. From the entry detritus
  • The auctioneer donated the monument to FOLHC and they got to work restoring his plot.2021 September 24, Lauren M. Johnson and Christina Zdanowicz, “A gravestone missing for almost 150 years was being used as a marble slab…. From the entry auctioneer
  • Trump would finally unmask the cabal, punish its members for their crimes and restore America to greatness.2020 October 19, Kevin Roose, “What Is QAnon, the Viral Pro-Trump Conspiracy Theory?”, in New York Times. From the entry The Storm
  • If we can restore this basic philosophy we will carry all before us,” he said.2019 June 10, Heather Stewart, “Gove reboots Tory leadership bid with attack on Johnson”, in The Guardian. From the entry carry all before one
  • “We chose to adopt a conservation approach; our mantra is repair not restore.2018 February 5, Isabelle Fraser, “Great Estates: inside the 'un-stately home' packed with taxidermy and kept in a permanent state of…. From the entry dishevelledness
  • I said not hungry, but it restored my faith in young generation, offering to cook for strangers.2017 June 13, @louistheroux, Twitter, archived from the original on 08 Nov 2023. From the entry chef
  • At first, Berlin tried to amend the agreement to restore a German trade surplus, but Rome refused.2016, Per Tiedtke, chapter 2, in Germany, Italy and the International Economy 1929–1936: Co-operation or Rivalries at Times of Crisis?…. From the entry Rome
  • This effect was present in the hypodopaminergic state and could partially be restored by dopamine repletion.2015 August 19, “Facial Emotion Recognition in Parkinson's Disease: An fMRI Investigation”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI. From the entry hypodopaminergic
  • Beta adrenergics, other monoamines, and acetylcholine did not restore this transport.2015 November 7, “Alpha Adrenergic Induction of Transport of Lysosomal Enzyme across the Blood-Brain Barrier”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI. From the entry adrenergics
  • The blocking unit of the 62nd Army contained the retreat of these units and restored the position.2015 April 28, Jochen Hellbeck, Stalingrad: The City that Defeated the Third Reich, PublicAffairs, →ISBN, page 58. From the entry blocking unit
  • Lovingly restored and exquisitely maintained, the great frigate is docked at Boston and open to the public.2012, Ronald Utt, Ships of Oak, Guns of Iron: The War of 1812 and the Forging of the American Navy. From the entry rebuild
  • Repent and restore your souls to glory before it is too late!2012, BioWare, Mass Effect 3: Omega (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, PC, scene: Gozu District. From the entry repent

Meaning of restore

  1. verb To reestablish, or bring back into existence.
  2. verb To bring back to good condition from a state of decay or ruin.
  3. verb To give or bring back (that which has been lost or taken); to bring back to the owner; to replace.

Full definition of restore

Questions about restore in a sentence

How do you use restore in a sentence?
Restore is used as a verb and noun. For example: “He restored my lost faith in him by doing a good deed.”
What is a short sentence with restore?
“He was restored to his rightful position.”
What does restore mean?
Restore means to reestablish, or bring back into existence.

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: restore (page history and authors) and the entries each sentence comes from. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws chose the sentences, left out offensive ones and quotations older than 1900, and marked the word in each. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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