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.
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • When hustle burnout is looming, take a step back and reset.
    Jessica Dennehy, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2022
  • But this thing just raised and reset the bar for what's possible with makeup.
    Allure Editors, Allure, 13 Sep. 2022
  • Simply sand the darker portion of stone and oil it to reset the surface.
    Kate McGregor, House Beautiful, 28 Apr. 2023
  • Soft reset both devices by turning them off and back on.
    Popular Science, 9 Aug. 2023
  • Never, ever click on a link in a text to reset your password.
    Jon Healey, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2022
  • And the pandemic, which halted and then reset so many things, is a big factor.
    Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2023
  • But as part of the broader Zaslav reset at Warner Bros.
    Vulture, 1 Feb. 2024
  • Sabbaticals are a chance to to reset ideas and goals and build the energy to see them through.
    Erika James, Fortune, 20 Sep. 2022
  • Make sure to back up your iPhone first, and then factory-reset it to wipe your data.
    Julian Chokkattu, WIRED, 16 Sep. 2022
  • This feels like a good time to reset where the 53-man roster could potentially stand.
    Dan Labbe, cleveland, 19 Aug. 2023
  • The site has majorly marked down vacuums, fans, and more, just in time for your fall reset.
    Addison Aloian, Women's Health, 15 Aug. 2023
  • One thing that will help with this is trying to reset the relationship with your aunt.
    R. Eric Thomas, The Mercury News, 9 Oct. 2024
  • Time will tell where Brown logs his next as the Patriots reset under new head coach Jerod Mayo.
    Oliver Thomas, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2024
  • The game clock will no longer stop after first downs in order to reset the chains, except in the final two minutes of a half.
    Creg Stephenson | Cstephenson@al.com, al, 26 July 2023
  • Regaining that [and] having to go through open-throated surgery to get it back reset my reality.
    Raven Brunner, Peoplemag, 27 Sep. 2024

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