reversal
Example Sentences
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This season has represented a stunning reversal of fortune for the Knicks, appearing in their first Finals since 1999 after decades as one of the worst teams in the league.
From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026
This season has represented a stunning reversal of fortunes for the Knicks after decades as one of the worst teams in the league.
From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026
It’s a reversal from two years ago when the Golden State had the pole position.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026
The second rejection marked the completion of a bearish island reversal, confirmed by a 3% gap down on October 30.
From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026
At 4:10 p.m., still seething over Ulbrickson’s reversal, they brought their boat up to the starting line at the foot of Webster Street, just south of Jack London Square and three miles from the finish.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
Vocabulary lists containing reversal
Novel Study: Of Mice and Men, Chapters 1–3
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Literary Element: The Speech & Analyze Literature
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Florida's B.E.S.T. Common Suffixes: -al, -ial
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