How to Use reverse in a Sentence

reverse

1 of 3 adjective

• The drug is used to lower blood pressure but may have the reverse effect in some patients.
• Can you say the alphabet in reverse order?
• The best way to work in deficit reverse lunges is to start with about three to four sets of eight to 10 reps for each leg.
  — Jeff Tomko, Men's Health, 14 Feb. 2023
• To check for this, do a reverse image search of any iffy photos.
  — Stefanie Waldek, House Beautiful, 9 May 2023
• Once your arms are straight, pause, and then reverse movement to return to start.
  — Andi Breitowich, Women's Health, 11 May 2023
• And in a reverse Uno move: Brett and Tiffany, who faced the same distance issue, said the two now live in Portland.
  — María Luisa Paúl, Washington Post, 17 Apr. 2023
• Trey Galloway's reverse layup off of an IU steal gives him 10 points.
  — Scott Horner, The Indianapolis Star, 30 Nov. 2022
• In the past, the draft order was determined by a reverse order of the standings.
  — Paul Hoynes, cleveland, 3 Dec. 2022
• The forward and reverse functions were controlled by a joystick, and the 12 deck heights could be changed with a lever.
  — Kat De Naoum, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 July 2023
• One play was a reverse pass that was intercepted in the red zone.
  — Ryan Morik, Fox News, 28 Oct. 2023
• Andrew Funk's reverse layup breaks a 5-minute Penn State drought.
  — Scott Horner, The Indianapolis Star, 12 Mar. 2023
• Penn State surges into a lead Jalen Pickett's 3 and reverse layup extend the run to 13 points.
  — Scott Horner, The Indianapolis Star, 11 Mar. 2023
• The game was tied again at 75 with under two minutes to play on a reverse layup by Alexander.
  — Kyle Hightower, USA TODAY, 8 Feb. 2024
• Four of their 13 first-half field goals came on reverse layups and/or backdoor cuts, plays that were big in the second half as well.
  — Ivan Carter, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Jan. 2024
• Use front, reverse, side or curtsy lunges, or all four.
  — Amanda Loudin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Mar. 2024
• Colby Jones made a powerful drive and finished with a reverse layup to spark the final run of the game.
  — Adam Baum, The Enquirer, 31 Dec. 2022
• Somehow, Jayson Tatum made this twisting reverse layup on his way to 34 points.
  — Adam Himmelsbach, BostonGlobe.com, 11 Nov. 2022
• That’s when Townsend scored on a reverse layup and later knocked down that crucial 3-pointer off of the pass from Wiliams.
  — Ivan Carter, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Jan. 2023
• The entire reverse curl is based on moving your elbow joint.
  — Jeff Tomko, Men's Health, 7 Dec. 2022
• Aston rushed for nine yards to the 3-yard line after faking a reverse handoff.
  — James Weber, The Enquirer, 26 Nov. 2022
• In a reverse move, Appiah has moved to Seattle to be with his wife, Chelsea Griffin.
  — Kturnqui, oregonlive, 17 Apr. 2023
• In order to save their winning season, Gozen had to pull off the most dramatic of all feats: a reverse sweep.
  — Melissah Yang, refinery29.com, 7 Nov. 2023
• Turn off the heat, turn potatoes and use residual heat to sear reverse side, 2 minutes more.
  — Kitty Greenwald, WSJ, 26 Dec. 2023
• A few minutes later, Andela had a nice reverse layup for 50-42 lead.
  — oregonlive, 1 Dec. 2022
• This comforter set is all-season, and the comforter and shams reverse to a contrasting back.
  — Sharon Brandwein, Southern Living, 3 Aug. 2023
• How to Avoid: Perform a reverse image search to see if their picture matches their name.
  — Kristine Phillips, The Indianapolis Star, 9 Feb. 2023
• The reverse side, with the power supply fan (upper left), the 120 mm exhaust fans (right), and drive caddy (lower left).
  — Andrew Cunningham, Ars Technica, 30 Nov. 2022
• Sixteen of her shots came from inside the arc, including four reverse layups.
  — The Indianapolis Star, 25 June 2023
• Do a reverse storytime and have your child read it to you, and then look at the extra goodies together.
  — Karen Cicero, Good Housekeeping, 10 July 2023
• On a couple of his baskets against St. John’s, Prosper stopped on a drive, gathered himself and then dropped in reverse layups.
  — Ben Steele, Journal Sentinel, 7 Jan. 2023

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reverse

2 of 3 verb

• There is no way to reverse the aging process.
• The runners reversed their direction on the track.
• Can anything reverse the trend toward higher prices?
• Reverse the “i” and “e” in “recieve” to spell “receive” correctly.
• We're going to reverse our usual order and start with Z.
• My mother and I reversed our roles. Now I'm taking care of her.
• The roles reversed in the second quarter as the Marshals fought to 34-7.
  — Ledeai, The Courier-Journal, 19 Aug. 2023
• The Dodgers reversed themselves this time, and the truth about the Sisters is being told.
  — Peter Hartlaub, San Francisco Chronicle, 23 May 2023
• So the Dodgers reversed course and reinvited the Sisters.
  — Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2023
• The decision was reversed more than a month before the post was shared.
  — Hannah Hudnall, USA TODAY, 28 Feb. 2024
• The roles reversed in the third quarter as Medford fought to within 44-24.
  — Ledeai, Journal Sentinel, 19 Aug. 2023
• Push through feet to reverse the movement and return to start.
  — Andi Breitowich, Women's Health, 26 July 2023
• Peace came when, during the historic 1994 elections, the IFP at the last minute reversed a threat to boycott the vote.
  — Amy Cassidy, CNN, 9 Sep. 2023
• But a court of appeals reversed that dismissal, and the case was reopened last year.
  — USA TODAY, 7 June 2023
• Moilanen said the charges were reversed based on what the two suspects told police.
  — John Molseed, Twin Cities, 5 Feb. 2024
• On an inhale, reverse the movement and bring the dumbbell back down in front of right thigh.
  — Megan Falk, Women's Health, 18 Aug. 2023
• Doug knows the chances of Will’s condition being reversed are slim to none.
  — Adithi Ramakrishnan, Dallas News, 12 Sep. 2023
• The solution: Run fast enough to disrupt and reverse time.
  — Tom Gliatto, Peoplemag, 6 June 2023
• If the lower court’s ruling is reversed, the case would proceed.
  — Audra D. S. Burch, New York Times, 7 Nov. 2023
• In 1937, the justices reversed course after Roosevelt threatened to pack the court.
  — Henry Gass, The Christian Science Monitor, 6 June 2023
• What isn’t clear yet is whether higher borrowing costs could reverse some of these gains in the months to come.
  — Abha Bhattarai, Washington Post, 26 Oct. 2023
• After a few steps forward, reverse the movement to bear crawl back to the starting point.
  — Alyssa Sparacino, Men's Health, 31 Aug. 2023
• But the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed the dismissal.
  — Irina Ivanova, CBS News, 8 June 2023
• In 2019, Trump bullied a Powell Fed that had been tightening to reverse course and cut rates.
  — William Pesek, Forbes, 16 Feb. 2024
• There were packages of Narcan, a nasal spray to reverse opioid overdoses, in the grass.
  — Jasmine Hilton, Washington Post, 6 Aug. 2023
• It’s not yet known whether getting rid of visceral fat can reverse its impact on the brain.
  — Linda Carroll, NBC News, 20 Nov. 2023
• That helped stock indexes to reverse their losses as the day progressed.
  — Yuri Kageyama, Quartz, 12 Mar. 2024
• Matthew Stafford’s pass completion to Nacua was reversed after the catch was challenged.
  — Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2024
• In 1990, the Garcia and Lee convictions were reversed on appeal.
  — Sam Roberts, New York Times, 1 Dec. 2023
• Always reverse the baking sheets, top to bottom and front to back, halfway through the first baking.
  — Jacalyn Carfagno, Charlotte Observer, 24 Jan. 2024

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reverse

3 of 3 noun

• I put the car in reverse and backed out of the garage.
• The building appears on the reverse of the coin.
• Please sign your name on the reverse.
• The rider leans back to slow down, and leans back more to move in reverse.
  — Ted Ladd, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2023
• The agent tried to hold the driver’s left arm as the car was moving in reverse.
  — The Arizona Republic, 20 Mar. 2023
• The one on the right rocks forward and back to control speed ahead and in reverse.
  — Tim Stevens, The Verge, 30 Oct. 2023
• Let there be dark The same rule about light applies to the evening, but in reverse, Zee said.
  — Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 4 Mar. 2024
• Then use the extractor end of the bit, with the drill in reverse, to back the fastener out of the hole.
  — Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics, 28 Nov. 2022
• During the robbery, one of the men, Justin White, put his car in reverse.
  — Sarah Nelson, The Indianapolis Star, 1 Mar. 2024
• Rahal put it in reverse, didn't stall and got through the runoff to try and catch the field, staying on the lead lap.
  — Nathan Brown, The Indianapolis Star, 16 July 2023
• In essence, the areas of life that Mercury rules go in reverse.
  — Madison Feller, ELLE, 1 June 2023
• Attach some bands to the sled for support, lean against it, and push it in reverse.
  — Men's Health, 6 Jan. 2023
• Just a few months ago, the planning process seemed to be going in reverse.
  — Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Feb. 2024
• At halftime, a tow truck was rolling in reverse toward the Hyundai.
  — George Gurley, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2023
• But in most of the state, the scheme worked in reverse: air conditioners had to run longer.
  — Kimi Robinson, USA TODAY, 21 Feb. 2023
• In response, the screen fills with a film of the previous half hour, but played in reverse.
  — Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 17 Jan. 2023
• Kahlil Mack overran a reverse, and Joey Bosa hooked a facemask on the next play.
  — Nick Canepacolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Jan. 2023
• The suspect put the car in reverse and started driving away.
  — Bob Sandrick, cleveland, 3 Feb. 2023
• The suspect’s girlfriend was in the driver’s seat trying to put the car in reverse with the man inside.
  — cleveland, 29 Dec. 2022
• Not to be outdone in the shootout thriller, Louisville native Michael Bush found the end zone on an 81-yard fake reverse run.
  — The Courier-Journal, 5 Dec. 2022
• Fluker said White left the park but then put his truck in reverse and re-entered.
  — Carol Robinson | [e-mail], al, 6 Feb. 2023
• The male driver then put the car in reverse, dragging the man with the open door, according to police.
  — Morgan Winsor, ABC News, 12 Jan. 2023
• Instead of brakes, the driver uses reverse thrust to slow the craft on land or stop on water.
  — Jaclyn Trop, Robb Report, 13 Mar. 2023
• The driver begins driving in reverse as the agent tries to hold onto his arm.
  — The Arizona Republic, 13 Apr. 2023
• In a reverse of the situation discussed above, the friendship means more to you than to her.
  — Kwame Anthony Appiah, New York Times, 20 Dec. 2022
• Fans were taken on a bit of a time warp as the drama unfolded in reverse.
  — Dana Feldman, Peoplemag, 12 Oct. 2022
• Travelers heading north can do the same route in reverse to bypass the closed section of the road.
  — Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 12 June 2023
• Think of the former president as a sort of Jesus Christ in reverse.
  — Timothy Noah, The New Republic, 8 Aug. 2023
• Then, at the end of the first overtime, James argued for a foul call after his reverse was stopped at the rim by Christian Wood.
  — Staff Writer follow, Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2023
• Blaster noises from the iconic 1978 shoot-em-up Space Invaders fire off in the background, some of them in reverse.
  — Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 25 Oct. 2023

Last Updated: 5 May 2024