revert
verb (used without object)
to return to a former habit, practice, belief, condition, etc..
were reverting
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past progressiveof revert.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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She says she felt there was "extra pressure" because the grade boundaries were reverting to pre-pandemic levels, but she also wanted to get into a top university for her subject.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2023
It was more as if she were reverting to a childlike state, losing her knack for self-regulation.
From New York Times ● Jul. 20, 2023
When Umbro's replacement effort was unveiled the following month, The Sun excitedly told its readers the side were "reverting to a more traditional strip, throwing out the unpopular red, white and blue shirts".
From BBC ● May 12, 2020
It appeared they were reverting to the past October all-or-nothing strategy of swinging early and often and for the fences, and even Roberts admitted it all seemed a bit rushed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2019
It must also be remembered that national sentiment had been awakened, that the Japanese were reverting to the ancient authority, and belief and foreign teaching was at a discount.
From Lafcadio Hearn by Nina H. Kennard
