How to Use revert to in a Sentence
revert to
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To be there and willing to take the ride is to revert to your most atavistic self.
—Jeff Weiss, Spin, 21 Aug. 2023
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But some small changes in the brain didn’t revert to normal for weeks, per the statement.
—Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 July 2024
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The First Edition reverts to the round headlights and adds a roof rack, rock rails, and front skid plate.
—Caleb Miller, Car and Driver, 1 Aug. 2023
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At the end of the year prices revert to $8/month and $13/month, respectively.
—Louryn Strampe, WIRED, 26 Nov. 2023
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The other killer: The Aztecs reverted to the team that can’t shoot 3s, finishing 3 of 19 behind the arc.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Feb. 2024
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And, as of 2022, the law reverted to its pre-pandemic form.
—Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 20 Sep. 2023
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The past week gave them little reason to revert to more gloomy opinions.
—Joe Rennison, New York Times, 28 July 2023
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After the initial free months rides will revert to the prices to use other MCTS services.
—Journal Sentinel, 30 May 2023
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Starting next week, the rights revert to a strictly online provider.
—Bychris Morris, Fortune, 7 Sep. 2023
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Unlike the rest of my body, my feet did not revert to their original size 9.5 after birth.
—Yasmin Tayag, The Atlantic, 6 Dec. 2023
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Over time, the land is reverting to its original shape and sinking down.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 27 Sep. 2023
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The disruption has forced the hospitals to revert to paper records.
—Andrew Couts, WIRED, 17 Feb. 2024
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For minors who use YouTube, the platform’s default settings revert to the most private.
—Hannah Gaskill, Baltimore Sun, 24 Jan. 2024
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Capote gave up, reverting to a defense of his affection for the moneyed class.
—Ginia Bellafante, New York Times, 26 Jan. 2024
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And the first time the Timberwolves had to take on such an opponent without Conley, the team reverted to last year’s form.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 23 Jan. 2024
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That isn’t supposed to happen — if the devices shut down, her ears should revert to natural mode.
—Annalee Newitz, Rolling Stone, 28 June 2023
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If the provision isn’t renewed, tax rates revert to their 2017, pre-TCJA rates.
—Medora Lee, USA TODAY, 22 July 2024
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But Take Note This sun hat can only be hand-washed and will take time to revert to its original condition.
—Casey Clark, Parents, 23 May 2024
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And when nothing is blocking your face, the camera reverts to eye detection.
—PCMAG, 30 July 2024
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But the Tigers reverted to their feckless ways, failing to generate much oomph.
—Rainer Sabin, Detroit Free Press, 10 June 2023
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However, if the reserve isn’t met, the auction will revert to the standard piece-by-piece protocol.
—Kevin Dolak, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Aug. 2024
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Further, fines and fees would revert to the state general fund rather than to the gaming commission's budget.
—Brittany Carloni, The Indianapolis Star, 9 Mar. 2024
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If the plaintiffs win, the balance could revert to 8-6 Republicans.
—Jeff Amy, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Sep. 2023
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Eventually the rights reverted to Potts, who continued to find the right home for his pulpy concept.
—Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Nov. 2023
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Should college exams revert to hand-cramping Blue Books?
—Andrew Serazin, Time, 14 June 2023
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Hence, the Shiller formula implies that by reverting to the mean, EPS will trend not upwards from here, but southwards toward $160.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 26 Sep. 2023
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Since this happened, Opal has reverted to being clingy and wakes up with that conversation on her mind.
—Jeanne Phillips, The Mercury News, 8 July 2024
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The next year will be exhausting and chaotic because Donald Trump always reverts to form.
—Globe Columnist, BostonGlobe.com, 13 June 2023
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This time, the palace has reverted to type, handing out only morsels of information.
—Samantha Chery, Washington Post, 29 Feb. 2024
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Then the intern left town for law school and the organization reverted to the ad hoc methods that are more typical for such groups.
—Alec MacGillis, ProPublica, 8 Aug. 2023
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