How to Use reset in a Sentence

reset

verb
  • The fire alarm was reset.
  • The machine reset the bowling pins.
  • His broken leg had to be reset.
  • For me, taking a bath is one of the best ways to reset for the night.
    Hannah Dylan Pasternak, SELF, 19 Mar. 2022
  • Mel Tucker walked out and told the booth to reset the clock.
    Chris Solari, Detroit Free Press, 16 Apr. 2022
  • To reset them: Put both earbuds in their case and close the lid.
    Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 8 Sep. 2022
  • Out of the timeout, the Lions reset and found their stride.
    Jacob Steinberg, baltimoresun.com, 9 Mar. 2022
  • Here are four ways to reset during your next trip to the DR: 1.
    Brittney Oliver, Essence, 23 Mar. 2022
  • All of which means that by the start of The Mandalorian‘s proper third season, the status quo has been reset.
    Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Mar. 2023
  • Mike Brown was calling for a travel on the pump and reset.
    Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 3 Nov. 2022
  • Could the one with the lower count have been reset at some point, or the machine replaced?
    Alden Wicker, WIRED, 10 Feb. 2024
  • Squeeze the ball for 10 seconds with your thighs, then reset and repeat.
    Good Housekeeping, 15 Aug. 2022
  • The goal is to normalize the idea of asking for help and give students a place to reset.
    Jocelyn Gecker and Dylan Lovan, Chicago Tribune, 18 Aug. 2022
  • And so, our brain needs to reset, and sometimes that can affect our mood.
    Tracy Smith, CBS News, 10 Dec. 2023
  • Scherzer stayed on the rubber and threw a pitch as soon as the umpire signaled for the pitch clock to reset.
    Chantz Martin, Fox News, 5 Mar. 2023
  • If your form starts to falter, stop, reset, then try again.
    Shauna Harrison, SELF, 14 June 2022
  • To break out of a rhythm that by now might feel self-defeating, and not just rest but reset.
    Zach Osterman, The Indianapolis Star, 18 Feb. 2022
  • The penultimate episode and the finale each have twists in them also that reset the show in their own way.
    Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Oct. 2024
  • The points reset put Elliott, with 40 playoff points through four race wins and five stage wins, back at the top of the standings.
    Stephen Hawkins, BostonGlobe.com, 24 Sep. 2022
  • The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are resetting for their next chapter.
    Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 28 Nov. 2023
  • In theory, the bye is supposed to be a chance to reset and refresh.
    Julian Benbow, BostonGlobe.com, 19 Nov. 2022
  • But Nix had come to Eugene looking for a new start and believed the Ducks could reset, as well.
    Bill Oram, oregonlive, 8 Oct. 2022
  • But to boot out the hacker, the team has already reset the passwords for all admin accounts for the game.
    Michael Kan, PCMAG, 13 Jan. 2025
  • The details had clearly been set and then reset by Riva and his team.
    Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 22 July 2022
  • Clean your pan and reset to fry your tortilla at medium heat.
    Outside Online, 28 June 2022
  • That all is the more significant now that the race has reset, with Harris in and Biden out.
    Christian Paz, Vox, 31 July 2024
  • To reset the view so everything is in front of you again, press and hold the Meta button on the Touch Plus controller.
    David Nield, Popular Science, 26 Oct. 2023
  • These wolves would reset the ecology of the American West and, along with it, set a course for her life.
    Ben Long, The Denver Post, 12 Sep. 2024
  • There’s something about taking it load by load that resets my brain.
    Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 9 Mar. 2025
  • They are commonly used after pressing the test button but are also used to reset the breaker after a ground fault has caused the breaker to trip.
    Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Mar. 2025

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