How to Use rescind in a Sentence

rescind

verb
  • The navy rescinded its ban on women sailors.
  • The company later rescinded its offer.
  • Others would swap amounts and then rescind and change them again.
    — oregonlive, 9 Oct. 2021
  • But at the last moment it was rescinded.
    — Brit McCandless Farmer, CBS News, 8 Mar. 2026
  • She was found to have been 14, two years too young, and her medal was rescinded.
    — Alexander Smith, NBC News, 12 Aug. 2024
  • Khan then called for the offer of a state visit to be rescinded.
    — NBC News, 3 June 2019
  • Trump is seeking to rescind that exemption, which is tied up in the courts.
    — Randy Essex, Detroit Free Press, 22 Aug. 2019
  • Those fines can’t be rescinded once a player reports to camp.
    — Sportsday Staff, Dallas News, 19 July 2023
  • Bob Donovan calls for it to be rescinded.
    — Francesca Pica, jsonline.com, 26 Jan. 2026
  • The city will rescind its claim in court records that Brown's injuries were caused by his own actions.
    — Alison Dirr, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 27 Apr. 2021
  • In the end, the city rescinded the plan and signed a new contract with the utility.
    — Nick Bowlin, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
  • Over the summer she was forced to mount a strategic retreat as the board rescinded the tax.
    — Ben Joravsky, Chicago Reader, 19 Apr. 2018
  • Ramirez said his layoff notice takes effect at the end of this school year if not rescinded.
    — Dan Albano, Orange County Register, 23 Mar. 2024
  • As soon as the organizing drive ends, the hotel can rescind it.
    — Katie Kilkenny, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Jan. 2022
  • What is at risk in rescinding the Roadless Rule?
    — Mariah Meek, The Conversation, 15 June 2026
  • But the new council voted to rescind approval of that contract.
    — Scott Huddleston, San Antonio Express-News, 10 Feb. 2021
  • So if Strauber rescinds her letter, Mamdani can agree.
    — New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 11 Jan. 2026
  • One Local 99 demand is to rescind the cuts.
    — Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2026
  • There was so much pushback on the rule that it was rescinded and never went into effect.
    — Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 May 2026
  • After the trial period, the city will assess how the events went and whether to rescind the law.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 May 2022
  • But the council went a step further with its subsequent vote to rescind its approval.
    — Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 12 May 2026
  • Three of the largest daily papers in the state rescinded their endorsements of him.
    — Jonathan Martin and Alexander Burns, New York Times, 25 May 2017
  • Right to Life got approval for the credits — to rescind its approval for the credits.
    — Journal Sentinel, 4 Jan. 2024
  • Then, abruptly, the state rescinded the contracts.
    — Kristin Brown, New York Daily News, 9 Jan. 2026
  • The plaintiffs want the board to rescind the changes to admissions at Lowell.
    — Emma Talley, San Francisco Chronicle, 23 Apr. 2021
  • She will be suspended for the Sky's next game unless it is rescinded.
    — Michael Gallagher, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Sep. 2025
  • The deal fell apart during Lebanon’s civil war and was rescinded a year later.
    — Kareem Chehayeb, Chicago Tribune, 16 Apr. 2026
  • The group took the unusual step of rescinding its defense of Hochman.
    — Grace Gilson, Sun Sentinel, 27 Apr. 2026
  • But five have since rescinded the asylum offers and returned to Iran.
    — Yarden Segev, NBC news, 18 Mar. 2026
  • The lawsuit asks a judge to order the city to rescind the approval for the billboard, which has not yet been installed.
    — Theresa Clift, Sacbee.com, 3 Dec. 2025

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