reverting

Example Sentences

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Gyllenhaal has done the latter, it seems, reverting to flattened characters who don’t require bold artistic leaps or personal attachment, and thus don’t cause heartbreak if a film underperforms.

From Salon • May 27, 2026

Atkins warned what he “would really hate to see” is a future regulator reverting to the adversarial posture of his predecessors.

From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026

She’s completely reverting back to being a little girl and doesn’t know how to deal with getting in trouble, and she’s not taking in what’s what’s going on; she’s completely disassociating.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 17, 2026

Once the toupee was removed, Miller gave it to the crowd and began celebrating like he had won the bout, before quickly reverting to fight mode.

From BBC • Feb. 1, 2026

The heat and the manual work had even given him a pretext for reverting to shorts and an open shirt in the evenings.

From "1984" by George Orwell