How to Use revert to in a Sentence

revert to

phrasal verb
Definition of revert tonext
  • To be there and willing to take the ride is to revert to your most atavistic self.
    — Jeff Weiss, Spin, 21 Aug. 2023
  • But some small changes in the brain didn’t revert to normal for weeks, per the statement.
    — Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 July 2024
  • The First Edition reverts to the round headlights and adds a roof rack, rock rails, and front skid plate.
    — Caleb Miller, Car and Driver, 1 Aug. 2023
  • At the end of the year prices revert to $8/month and $13/month, respectively.
    — Louryn Strampe, WIRED, 26 Nov. 2023
  • The other killer: The Aztecs reverted to the team that can’t shoot 3s, finishing 3 of 19 behind the arc.
    — Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Feb. 2024
  • And, as of 2022, the law reverted to its pre-pandemic form.
    — Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 20 Sep. 2023
  • The past week gave them little reason to revert to more gloomy opinions.
    — Joe Rennison, New York Times, 28 July 2023
  • After the initial free months rides will revert to the prices to use other MCTS services.
    — Journal Sentinel, 30 May 2023
  • Starting next week, the rights revert to a strictly online provider.
    — Bychris Morris, Fortune, 7 Sep. 2023
  • Set the stage for success and refuse to revert to an unfamiliar path.
    — Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 3 Oct. 2024
  • Unlike the rest of my body, my feet did not revert to their original size 9.5 after birth.
    — Yasmin Tayag, The Atlantic, 6 Dec. 2023
  • Over time, the land is reverting to its original shape and sinking down.
    — Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 27 Sep. 2023
  • The outage was spurring some airlines to revert to more analog methods.
    — Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 19 July 2024
  • Price support programs would revert to how they were established in the 1940s.
    — Clara Migoya, The Arizona Republic, 9 Oct. 2024
  • Rights for Fixed have reverted to producer Sony, which is shopping the project.
    — Ryan Gajewski, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Aug. 2024
  • The disruption has forced the hospitals to revert to paper records.
    — Andrew Couts, WIRED, 17 Feb. 2024
  • For minors who use YouTube, the platform’s default settings revert to the most private.
    — Hannah Gaskill, Baltimore Sun, 24 Jan. 2024
  • If this expires, the rate will revert to 39.6%, affecting high-income earners the most.
    — Alvina Lo, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2024
  • Capote gave up, reverting to a defense of his affection for the moneyed class.
    — Ginia Bellafante, New York Times, 26 Jan. 2024
  • And the first time the Timberwolves had to take on such an opponent without Conley, the team reverted to last year’s form.
    — Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 23 Jan. 2024
  • That isn’t supposed to happen — if the devices shut down, her ears should revert to natural mode.
    — Annalee Newitz, Rolling Stone, 28 June 2023
  • If the provision isn’t renewed, tax rates revert to their 2017, pre-TCJA rates.
    — Medora Lee, USA TODAY, 22 July 2024
  • After Pie Room by Gwen closed and the space reverted to Maude, the pies went into hibernation.
    — Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2024
  • But Take Note This sun hat can only be hand-washed and will take time to revert to its original condition.
    — Casey Clark, Parents, 23 May 2024
  • And when nothing is blocking your face, the camera reverts to eye detection.
    — PCMAG, 30 July 2024
  • But the Tigers reverted to their feckless ways, failing to generate much oomph.
    — Rainer Sabin, Detroit Free Press, 10 June 2023
  • However, if the reserve isn’t met, the auction will revert to the standard piece-by-piece protocol.
    — Kevin Dolak, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Aug. 2024
  • Further, fines and fees would revert to the state general fund rather than to the gaming commission's budget.
    — Brittany Carloni, The Indianapolis Star, 9 Mar. 2024
  • The intrigue: Trump admitted last month that there had actually been no evidence of election fraud in 2024, but hours later reverted to pushing baseless claims of cheating.
    — Ivana Saric, Axios, 1 Nov. 2024
  • By reverting to outdated models of work, Amazon risks undermining its potential and the trust of both employees and customers.
    — Francisco Velasquez, Quartz, 30 Oct. 2024

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