regresses
- present tense form of regress (3rd person singular).
Example Sentences
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Maybe Allen regresses in the event offensive coordinator Brian Daboll becomes a head coach elsewhere, Belichick fixes his defense on the fly and the Patriots close the gap in the AFC East.
From Washington Post • Jan. 17, 2022
The confusion, the worry, the frustration of being the father of a child who grows and learns and then, suddenly, regresses.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 23, 2021
As the movie’s biggest name, Vaughn regresses to his second-rate deadpan comedy roles of old, forcing his way through a comedically constipated performance.
From New York Times • Aug. 27, 2020
A renowned gynecologist falls in love with a golf pro, as his wife regresses into childishness and his daughter prepares for her wedding.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2020
The pleasurable feeling-tone which normally belongs to ministering to others, regresses in the nervous invalid to the infantile satisfaction of being ministered unto.
From Outwitting Our Nerves A Primer of Psychotherapy by Jackson, Josephine A.
