revoke
verb (used with object)
to take back or withdraw; annul, cancel, or reverse; rescind or repeal.
was revoking
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past progressiveof revoke.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Treasury Department said it was revoking, effective immediately, the license it had granted on June 21 to allow the sale of Iranian oil.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 7, 2026
In July he was told Bishop Dyer was revoking his licence to preach for "disturbing the peace and unity of the church".
From BBC ● Dec. 9, 2025
Niger said last month that it was revoking its military cooperation deal with the United States following a highly contentious set of meetings in Niger’s capital, Niamey, with a high-level American diplomatic and military delegation.
From New York Times ● Apr. 19, 2024
City Planning Director Vincent Bertoni notified developer Gary Safady that the city was revoking its approval for Safady to pursue a 58-room hotel.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2023
One-half of Navarre's beard had turned white when he heard that Henry III was revoking the Edicts of Toleration.
From Heroes of Modern Europe by Alice Birkhead
