Example Sentences

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The Reserve Bank of Australia raised rates by 25 basis points at each of its past three meetings in an effort to dampen inflation, fully reversing the cuts made in 2025.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

The devastating alternative is generous transfers in the 70s followed by financial need in the 80s, reversing generational wealth building entirely.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

News of an Israel-Lebanon ceasefire potentially removes a key sticking point in ongoing talks, reversing three days of oil price gains.

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

This week, the Supreme Court issued an unsigned order reversing a lower court decision that had determined a man’s guilt based on new facts that had never gone before a jury.

From Slate • Jun. 4, 2026

The newlyweds were in the Rolls, Marshall at the wheel, reversing in order to turn round.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan