revoke
verb (used with object)
to take back or withdraw; annul, cancel, or reverse; rescind or repeal.
had revoked
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past perfectof revoke.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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The city of Santa Fe Springs had revoked the league’s access to its municipal fields over allegations the organization was improperly subleasing them to another nonprofit.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
It took the administration more than 15 months to release a tally of how many dealer licenses it had revoked: 56 in 2025, down 69% from the year before.
From Salon ● Jun. 2, 2026
On Saturday, the country's largest daily newspaper La Nacion, a critic of the Chaves administration, said the United States had revoked the visas of several of its executives.
From Barron's ● May 5, 2026
The State Department had revoked her visa—without notifying her—days before she was arrested.
From Slate ● Apr. 10, 2025
Ferdinand VII., who had revoked the Pragmatic Sanction of 1711 and restored the former system, died in 1833, leaving no son.
From The Letters of Queen Victoria : A Selection from Her Majesty's Correspondence between the Years 1837 and 1861 Volume 1, 1837-1843 by Reginald Baliol Brett, Viscount Esher
