How to Use in reverse order in a Sentence
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The skiers will go down in reverse order based on their teammates' times in the downhill.
—Sean Nevin, NBC news, 10 Feb. 2026
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The movie presents these events in reverse order to give her a triumph near the end of the story.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 20 May 2024
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The other half would receive them in reverse order.
—Megan Molteni, STAT, 7 Apr. 2026
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The answer to both questions is yes, though they get resolved in reverse order.
—Sean T. Collins, Vulture, 8 Mar. 2024
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Reassemble them in reverse order on the other side of the fridge.
—Mark Philben, BostonGlobe.com, 26 Apr. 2023
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The remainder of the non-playoff teams go in reverse order of finish.
—Andrew Seligman, Chicago Tribune, 17 May 2022
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Picks 5 through 14 will then be allotted in reverse order of the teams’ records.
—Victor Mather, New York Times, 15 May 2023
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Then events unfold in reverse order until the moon returns to full brilliance.
—Brooks Sutherland, The Enquirer, 18 Nov. 2021
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Friday's five-night sailing also was scheduled to stop at those two ports of call, but in reverse order.
—Dave Berman, USA TODAY, 24 Mar. 2024
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Then events unfold in reverse order, until the moon returns to full brilliance.
—Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 18 Nov. 2021
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The other is filmed in color and shown in reverse order, and the two sequences finally merge at the end.
—ArsTechnica, 6 Apr. 2026
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Once the top four picks are established, the remaining picks will be assigned in reverse order of record.
—Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 31 Mar. 2026
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Loading a boat is essentially the same process as launching, except the steps are in reverse order.
—Matt Williams, Dallas News, 1 July 2022
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The first round consists of single-car, single-lap runs in reverse order of the season standings before the race.
—Gary Gastelu, Fox News, 29 Apr. 2022
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Stack everything in your cooler in reverse order of your menu for seamless unpacking.
—Jess Lander, San Francisco Chronicle, 20 July 2022
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By way of comparison, Mexico played the same two teams, in reverse order, to draws.
—Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2026
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Per the draft rules, the selection order takes place in reverse order of how each team finished the previous season.
—Alexis Oatman, cleveland, 4 Jan. 2023
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The top six picks among those 18 teams will be determined by lottery, the rest in reverse order of winning percentage.
—Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2022
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The system leaves it open for a player to point his way to an award because rules call for voters to rank five players for each award, with points assigned in reverse order and then tallied.
—Rob Rossi, The Athletic, 7 Jan. 2025
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After the first six spots, the remaining teams will draft in reverse order of their 2022 winning percentage.
—Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 7 Dec. 2022
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All 32 teams make seven rounds of selections in reverse order based on final standings from the previous season.
—Richard Morin, USA TODAY, 9 Mar. 2023
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Autumn and Berklee were also 1-2 — but in reverse order — in the chipping competition.
—Mitchell Gladstone, Arkansas Online, 4 Apr. 2022
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The furlough notices were issued at nine locations across the company’s network and were handed out in reverse order of seniority.
—Dallas News, 6 Nov. 2020
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In the second through 20th rounds, non-postseason teams will choose in reverse order of their winning percentage, meaning the Tigers will pick sixth in each round.
—Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 7 Dec. 2022
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Components include recalling the date, repeating a five- or 10-word series and reciting the months in reverse order.
—Fluto Shinzawa, The Athletic, 2 Aug. 2024
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Athletes will start Monday’s final in reverse order of the qualification results.
—Charlotte Harpur, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2026
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Waiver claims go in reverse order with the worst record first, giving the Detroit Lions (0-8) the initial chance at Beckham.
—Marla Ridenour, USA TODAY, 9 Nov. 2021
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Filmed in chronological order over four days, Jenkins decided to present each Last Supper segment in reverse order per episode.
—Jim Halterman, Variety, 15 June 2025
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For Democrats, 2022 is the ultimate manic-depressive election, except that the extreme moods have come in reverse order.
—Walter Shapiro, The New Republic, 12 Aug. 2022
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Jamie’s perspective on the relationship is told in chronological order, Cathy’s perspective is sung in reverse order.
—Matthew J. Palm, Orlando Sentinel, 9 Jan. 2024
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