Example Sentences

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Most businesses had revised their expectations upward for input prices, mentioning specifically fuel, freight, fertilizers and exchange rates.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

Just weeks earlier, the BLS had revised its prior-year data, revealing that 911,000 fewer jobs were created than initially reported.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 23, 2025

He was also asked why, in the case of a Modigliani sculpture that Rybolovlev bought from Bouvier, he had revised an estimated value upward.

From New York Times • Jan. 17, 2024

The Virginia Attorney General’s Office said it was forced to drop felony charges of corrupt conduct and making a false statement because a key witness had revised their testimony.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 3, 2024

Papa had revised his schedule but not mine, and I could not wait to have lunch with him.

From "Purple Hibiscus" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie