How to Use inverse in a Sentence

inverse

1 of 2 adjective
  • Addition and subtraction are inverse operations.
  • Note the inverse French tips lining the pinky and thumb nails.
    — Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 10 Apr. 2026
  • In a twisted, inverse way, sitting in the dark last month drove that point home.
    — Greg Jefferson, San Antonio Express-News, 12 Mar. 2021
  • My own panic has risen in inverse proportion to our staffing.
    — John Wenzel, The Atlantic, 11 May 2018
  • The song dramatizes teen-age self-doubt and has the inverse effect of a pep talk.
    — Carrie Battan, The New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2020
  • But in four dimensions, the field strength follows an inverse cube law.
    — Steve Nadis, Quanta Magazine, 19 Sep. 2023
  • The chart above is showing you that the stock is now emerging from an inverse head and shoulders.
    — Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Every other pick is based on inverse order of records.
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 13 Apr. 2026
  • Every other pick is based on inverse order of records.
    — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 15 Apr. 2026
  • In most cases, inverse psoriasis takes the form of a red shiny, smooth rash.
    — Lambeth Hochwald, Health.com, 27 June 2019
  • Teams can make claims based in inverse order of the previous season’s record.
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 27 Aug. 2025
  • The inverse bond-equity link has been so strong for so long that investors tend to take it for granted.
    — James MacKintosh, WSJ, 5 Apr. 2018
  • This is the inverse aspect of high capital returns.
    — Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 20 Jan. 2026
  • Bill Veeck always said that the fans’ knowledge of baseball is inverse to the price of the ticket.
    — James F. McCarty, cleveland, 3 Feb. 2023
  • The two species of conflagration are inverse images of each other.
    — Mike Davis Was Right, Curbed, 26 Oct. 2022
  • As the distance from the source rises, the light intensity drops (that's the inverse part) but at a much faster rate.
    — Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Dec. 2025
  • In an inverse example from earlier this year, a bald eagle winged its way to Japan.
    — Arkansas Online, 7 Nov. 2021
  • The team was surprised to find that the relationship between species richness and the rate at which new species arose was inverse.
    — Alex Fox, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Dec. 2020
  • In fact, the quality of the speech is often in inverse proportion to the celebrity of the speaker.
    — Mary Schmich, chicagotribune.com, 27 Apr. 2017
  • In fact, there was an inverse relationship between the need for therapy and what has been given over more than a decade.
    — Erika Edwards, NBC News, 7 June 2023
  • The sound is massive, but the production remains clean, with inverse drops that play like the reflection of fire on metal.
    — Katie Bain, Billboard, 26 July 2019
  • Playoff teams will select three through six based on the inverse order of the regular-season standings.
    — Hailey Salvian, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2026
  • After three games worth of round-robin scheduling in each zone, the four teams would be seeded and pitted against the inverse seed from the other zone.
    — Joseph Hoyt, Dallas News, 10 Nov. 2020
  • The ones with big farms reduced their diversity in inverse proportion to their growing acreage.
    — Bonnie Blodgett, Twin Cities, 21 Jan. 2017
  • The dryness increases in inverse proportion to the amount of vermouth.
    — Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 2 Dec. 2019
  • Another finding of the study was the inverse correlation between zinc uptake in the stinger and the claws.
    — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 1 May 2026
  • So Trump’s bulldozing and steamrolling had a certain inverse eloquence.
    — Megan Garber, The Atlantic, 30 Sep. 2020
  • But what about the inverse idea of a traditional office-chair company launching a gaming chair?
    — Sam MacHkovech, Ars Technica, 27 Nov. 2020
  • There’s something close to an inverse head-and-shoulders pattern across the June through September lows, as well.
    — John Navin, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2021
  • Only the first four picks of the draft are determined by the lottery drawing, with the rest of the first round determined by inverse order of record.
    — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 11 Apr. 2026

inverse

2 of 2 noun
  • The inverse is now true as well.
    — Joel Feder, The Drive, 22 Jan. 2026
  • And that means the inverse is also true.
    — Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 3 Jan. 2026
  • The inverse is true if rates are falling.
    — Zev Fima, CNBC, 25 Aug. 2025
  • For those who have had to take on second jobs, the inverse is true.
    — James Hamblin, The Atlantic, 30 Apr. 2021
  • The inverse was true in soccer.
    — Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 26 Apr. 2026
  • This strategy works as an inverse to the bullish call spread.
    — Q.ai - Powering A Personal Wealth Movement, Forbes, 5 Feb. 2023
  • But the last few weeks have shown that the gloomier inverse is also true.
    — Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 9 Apr. 2026
  • Prices and yields for bonds move in an inverse direction.
    — Alex Harring, CNBC, 20 Sep. 2025
  • Yeah, this is, like, the inverse of each other, these two numbers.
    — Nbc Universal, NBC News, 24 Sep. 2023
  • In the past, the prices of stocks and bonds had an inverse relationship.
    — Will Daniel, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2022
  • Not striking risks the inverse, as a movement shrinks to contract size.
    — E. Tammy Kim, The New Yorker, 27 July 2023
  • So if that is the DNA of act one, then act two should be the inverse.
    — Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Sep. 2022
  • That, in turn, could boost yields since prices and yields have an inverse relationship.
    — Michelle Fox, CNBC, 4 Mar. 2026
  • The dark gray base paired with classic white pinstripes is the inverse of the team's usual home set.
    — Analis Bailey, USA TODAY, 28 May 2021
  • In the first few weeks of the war, the two mostly had an inverse relationship.
    — Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 2 May 2026
  • This expression has the ratio of h/s, which is just the inverse of the glide ratio.
    — Rhett Allain, WIRED, 16 Dec. 2022
  • Taylor styled the look with black cap-toe boots, the inverse of Stewart's footwear that evening.
    — Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 15 Mar. 2026
  • Although the resurgent chatter may suggest new clues or proof, the inverse is in fact true.
    — Washington Post, 27 May 2021
  • There is no good in Sheridan’s world without its inverse nipping at its heels.
    — Lauren Puckett-Pope, ELLE, 5 Feb. 2023
  • The inverse of that success though meant the defense conceded chunks of yardage.
    — Nick Alvarez | [email protected], al, 8 Apr. 2023
  • Bond yields and prices have an inverse relationship.
    — Darla Mercado, Cfp®, CNBC, 10 Apr. 2026
  • As his newsletter grows, the podcast will likely grow with it, and the inverse is true.
    — Max Tani, semafor.com, 29 Dec. 2025
  • But the inverse scenario carries real risk.
    — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 3 Mar. 2026
  • Yields and prices share an inverse relationship.
    — Yun Li,sean Conlon,lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 30 Dec. 2025
  • But the inverse could hold true with sports such as college football and college basketball.
    — Paul Myerberg, USA TODAY, 12 May 2023
  • Alzarka notes the inverse is also true — stress itself makes workouts harder to start.
    — Samantha Agate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 June 2026
  • Alzarka notes the inverse is also true — stress itself makes workouts harder to start.
    — Samantha Agate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 June 2026
  • Jaiden Henry, also a senior, is the inverse of Buchanan.
    — Patrick Z. McGavin, Chicago Tribune, 12 Aug. 2025
  • This means that poverty can be defined as the inverse of income, and its unit is simply inverted.
    — Olivier Sterck, The Conversation, 6 Mar. 2026
  • The second jury was the inverse of the first, deadlocked ten to two in favor of conviction.
    — Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2021

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