Example Sentences

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The ADRs were reversing earlier losses amid optimism that the summit between President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping will lead to lower import duties.

From Barron's • May 12, 2026

He said it was "frightening to think what could have happened when they were reversing their cars off the drive".

From BBC • Dec. 2, 2024

For a brief period Saturday, given that several huge questions remained unresolved, it appeared they were reversing course.

From Washington Post • Feb. 13, 2021

“We were reversing this before we even voted on it.”

From New York Times • Nov. 26, 2015

Now, all these years later, my sister and I were reversing that journey and heading from Ohio to Texas.

From "Courage to Soar" by Simone Biles