How to Use reversion in a Sentence

reversion

noun
  • His photos document the land's reversion to swamp.
  • Just as a break with the past cannot yet be ruled out, nor can a reversion to it.
    — The Economist, 15 June 2019
  • Is this Rick’s fresh start, or a reversion to his old ways?
    — Willing Davidson, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2025
  • In some senses, this is just a reversion to the historic mean.
    — Tom McTague, The Atlantic, 19 June 2022
  • There is a reversion to gender norms, and the women take charge of the food in the kitchen.
    — David Bezmozgis, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2025
  • The key to stopping this reversion may lie in the process that formed the modern welfare state.
    — Sarah Jones, The New Republic, 13 June 2018
  • This implies little-to-no reversion in wallet share from durable goods.
    — Jacob Wolinsky, Forbes, 13 May 2022
  • To anyone who has lived through the chaos of the last four years, a reversion to the status quo ante is tempting.
    — Emma Ashford, Star Tribune, 26 Aug. 2020
  • Food delivery is a strange reversion to an old way of doing business.
    — Beth Kowitt, Fortune, 21 May 2018
  • While the downtrend is still intact, price is reaching a level where a mean-reversion bounce could set up.
    — Nishant Pant, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Many of the Bankhead Jones properties have a reversion clause in their deed.
    — James Brandenburg, Outdoor Life, 13 Mar. 2021
  • When fall first hits, there’s a palpable excitement in the air for the reversion to sweaters and scarves.
    — Rachel Besser, Vogue, 1 Feb. 2022
  • Overall, good old reversion to the mean likely is coming, Mazen states.
    — Larry Light, Forbes.com, 18 May 2025
  • And for companies at the extreme end of the spectrum, this reversion to the mean is very painful indeed.
    — Jessica Mathews, Fortune, 30 Aug. 2022
  • The result is an unusual reversion to a center-right party that doesn’t plan to throw any bombs.
    — Michael Birnbaum, Washington Post, 6 July 2019
  • The potential lies in mean reversion.
    — Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
  • That reversion to the mean will result in two or three regular-season losses.
    — oregonlive, 9 Jan. 2023
  • In complex, highly adaptive systems, reversion to the mean is more likely to be found.
    — Dr. Paul Wendee, Forbes, 4 May 2023
  • With change and reversion seemingly out of the question, creative types feel compelled to boo and hiss in their movies.
    — Matt Patches, Esquire, 15 June 2015
  • But the latest update isn’t a full reversion to the Snapchat of old; there is one key difference.
    — Natasha Bach, Fortune, 25 Apr. 2018
  • The shirts certainly catch the eye, with a reversion to a more traditional style.
    — SI.com, 14 Mar. 2018
  • However, Hobson noted that a reversion has to take place at some point.
    — Fred Imbert, CNBC, 7 Aug. 2025
  • What once looked like a high-margin growth story is now at risk of becoming a margin reversion story.
    — Tony Zhang, CNBC, 25 Mar. 2026
  • The stock is down about 17% over the past 17 days and has now slipped into a zone where a mean reversion bounce could set up.
    — Nishant Pant, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2025
  • And now, the tensions with China, which hopefully don’t turn in a war, have kind of brought about a reversion.
    — Andrew R. Chow, Time, 25 Oct. 2019
  • The question — especially for gold investors — is whether a further reversion to the mean is next.
    — Frank Cappelleri, CNBC, 6 Aug. 2025
  • The stock is finally starting to claw its way back, creating an ideal scenario for a mean reversion play.
    — Nishant Pant, CNBC, 12 May 2026
  • But there are a wide range of both broken skills and weapons (go try out Sturm), and some promised updates or nerf reversions don’t seem to have happened at all.
    — Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
  • The coloration and reversion back to white after the removal of the UV source take only a few seconds.
    — David Bressan, Forbes, 21 June 2022
  • As a mean reversion trader, the goal is to identify these overreactions and take the other side when the setup aligns.
    — Nishant Pant, CNBC, 20 June 2025

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