How to Use reset in a Sentence

reset

verb
  • The fire alarm was reset.
  • The machine reset the bowling pins.
  • His broken leg had to be reset.
  • The vault code and prizes resets each hour.
    Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
  • So reset coming in and go to war.
    Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Mar. 2026
  • Clean house and try to reset this roster in some way.
    Zach Harper, New York Times, 2 Jan. 2026
  • Herbert did not have time to reset.
    Daniel Popper, New York Times, 22 Sep. 2025
  • The scores then reset, and those eight skiers will get one run to try to take gold.
    Nbc News, NBC news, 11 Feb. 2026
  • The bad guy just reset their password.
    Megan Poinski, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
  • If your school tells you to reset your password, do it right away.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 11 May 2026
  • Lower your heel back down to reset.
    Mallory Creveling, Health, 15 May 2026
  • Is this show resetting its premise again?
    Noel Murray, Vulture, 19 June 2026
  • For me, taking a bath is one of the best ways to reset for the night.
    Hannah Dylan Pasternak, SELF, 19 Mar. 2022
  • To reset your health or for weight loss, replace up to two meals per day.
    Hlth Code, The Salt Lake Tribune, 8 Nov. 2021
  • Let’s reset with some of your questions.
    Daniel Popper, New York Times, 21 May 2026
  • Trying new recipes is one of my favorite ways to reset my brain.
    Jamilee Hoglind, Outside, 29 Jan. 2026
  • Clean your pan and reset to fry your tortilla at medium heat.
    Outside Online, 28 June 2022
  • A lot of people would just toss in the towel and reset their dreams.
    Rosemary Rossi, Variety, 3 Nov. 2025
  • The setting resets every time the car is turned off.
    John Paul Senior Manager Public Affairs and Traffic Safety Aaa Northeast, Hartford Courant, 13 June 2026
  • The game resets with a new song at midnight local time.
    Kris Holt, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
  • Morning light resets the rhythm.
    Lauran Neergaard, Chicago Tribune, 7 Mar. 2026
  • The Bulls need to reset their timeline.
    Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 2 Jan. 2026
  • If your back starts to sag, rest and reset to maintain proper form.
    Jakob Roze, Health, 14 July 2025
  • One of the fastest ways to reset a room is to open the windows or doors and let in fresh air.
    Colleen Sullivan, Martha Stewart, 2 May 2026
  • Both have been set and reset multiple times over the past few months.
    Tamerra Griffin, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Let’s reset the depth chart after a busy draft weekend.
    Daniel Popper, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026
  • The email contains a link to reset your password.
    Footwear News, 7 Mar. 2026
  • This resets power by starting from the ground up.
    Serenity Gibbons, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Each one leaves us with a lot to unpack and resets the board for the season.
    Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Fires are supposed to reset ecosystems, paving the way for new growth.
    Matt Simon, Wired, 18 Aug. 2021

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