Sample Sentences for
revert
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revert as in:  revert to childish ways

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    It seems bent on reverting to orange no matter how many times I cover it.  (source)
    reverting = returning to a previous state
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    The old Chancellor couldn't help but revert to his old ways.†  (source)
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    Do they breed to make up the difference and then revert to their current sexless behavior?†  (source)
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    When it made contact with his skin, he grunted once and then reverted to silence.†  (source)
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    If that is your choice, Longbottom, we revert to the original plan.†  (source)
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    It seemed like there was faulty wiring in the system, because now she was reverting to anger.†  (source)
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    'It's a complete reversion to primitive superstition.†  (source)
    standard suffix: The suffix "-sion", converts a verb into a noun that denotes the action or result of the verb. Typically, there is a slight change in the ending of the root verb, as in admission from admit, discussion from discuss, and invasion from invade.
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    When cornered, desperate, or isolated, man reverts to those instincts that aim straight at survival.†  (source)
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    He was likewise well skilled in the exact value of reversions, expectations, &c.†  (source)
    standard suffix: The suffix "-sions", converts a verb into a plural noun that denotes results of the verb. Typically, there is a slight change in the ending of the root verb, as in discussions from discuss, explosions from explode, and revisions from revise.
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    And so we once more reverted to our isolated Christmases.†  (source)
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    My smile wavers as I revert to my natural state of being: nervous and weird.†  (source)
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    Second, reverting to my earlier skill at capping on people paid off.†  (source)
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    It says: "Reversion to pleasure-pain basis," and this is from some observation of another time.†  (source)
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