How to Use revoke in a Sentence

revoke

verb
  • The judge revoked her driver's license.
  • Their work permits were revoked.
  • Their privileges were revoked after they misbehaved.
  • His license was revoked for five years.
    — Megan De Mar, CBS News, 28 Jan. 2026
  • One of the first things Lewis did was revoke Ruiz’s bond.
    — Amy Yurkanin, ProPublica, 9 Oct. 2025
  • But even the threat to revoke a license is no small matter.
    — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 18 Sep. 2025
  • State records show his notary license has been revoked.
    — Daniel Bice, jsonline.com, 17 Oct. 2025
  • The next step is to go back and re-apply for a permit, now that this one has been revoked.
    — Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 18 Dec. 2025
  • And Sharon Osborne called for their visas to be revoked.
    — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 28 Jan. 2026
  • The gimmick was that owners had to be macho or their cards could be revoked.
    — James Bandler, ProPublica, 21 Nov. 2023
  • More than 60,000 visas would be revoked over the next three months.
    — Kaya Genç, The Dial, 3 Feb. 2026
  • Prosecutors said his bond should be revoked and he should be sent to jail.
    — Daniel Desrochers, Kansas City Star, 2 Feb. 2024
  • But those road closures were later revoked.
    — Tariq Malik, Space.com, 18 May 2026
  • Musk tried and failed to get the order revoked in 2023.
    — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 4 June 2026
  • However, visas and green cards can be revoked when a holder breaks the law.
    — Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 6 May 2026
  • Morss had been charged with a felony, so the state revoked his teaching certificate.
    — Antonia Hitchens, New Yorker, 28 May 2026
  • The song led to his Australian visa being revoked.
    — Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
  • Each person controls who can use their likeness and can revoke or delete any cameo videos.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Those that didn't meet the criteria were supposed to be revoked.
    — Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Court records show that his probation was revoked and he was sentenced to one year in prison.
    — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 9 Apr. 2026
  • All of them had their visas revoked without any criminal charges.
    — Sergio Martínez-Beltrán, NPR, 6 June 2026
  • The county has since revoked the permit, Ball said.
    — Tara Lynch, CBS News, 2 Feb. 2026
  • That status was revoked this week, Walker said.
    — Arkansas Online, 11 Apr. 2026
  • That status was revoked this week, Walker said.
    — Gisela Salomon, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026
  • Which the president is trying to revoke right now?
    — CBS News, 22 Feb. 2026
  • All certificates have since been revoked.
    — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 4 Sep. 2025
  • At any time the judge can revoke the diversion and restart the criminal case.
    — Doug Smith, Los Angeles Times, 26 May 2023
  • Camp Mystic’s license has not been revoked.
    — Alexa Shrake, Dallas Morning News, 25 Feb. 2026
  • Permits already given out will not be revoked.
    — Jennifer McLogan, CBS News, 12 May 2026
  • The following week, the pop duo’s Grammy award for best new artist was revoked.
    — Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 16 Nov. 2023

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