reversal

Example Sentences

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That’s not simply a reversal of fortune: It’s like buying the winning lottery ticket with your very last dollar.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

The 2021 creation of Stellantis was supposed to be a reversal of fortunes for the Chrysler name.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

That alone should have had investors bracing for a reversal or even a correction.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

For the Nasdaq, that’s the largest reversal from an intraday low to positive territory since April 7, 2025.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 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