How to Use into reverse in a Sentence

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  • But then, in the late 1990s, the progress slowed—and soon went into reverse.
    Anne Case, Foreign Affairs, 3 Feb. 2020
  • As Balinger tells the man in the pickup not to move, the man starts the ignition and throws the vehicle into reverse, the video shows.
    Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Mar. 2023
  • It was put into reverse and sped backward around a curve.
    Madeline Buckley, Chicago Tribune, 27 Sep. 2022
  • Lately, he’s been trying all the time to slow time, to suspend it, to end it, to slide it into reverse.
    Matt Thompson, Spin, 10 Sep. 2023
  • The driver then switches gears and puts the car into reverse as the agent tries to hold onto his left forearm.
    The Arizona Republic, 13 Apr. 2023
  • As the detective told the two to exit the car, Sell put it into reverse, the affidavit said.
    Taylor Pettaway, San Antonio Express-News, 10 Nov. 2021
  • The driver threw the pickup into reverse and drove away far too fast, spitting dust up all over them again.
    Lauren Groff, The New Yorker, 27 June 2022
  • And one former lawyer in the office argued progress had not only slowed, but gone into reverse in some ways.
    Theodoric Meyer, Washington Post, 24 July 2023
  • Tesla isn’t the only once-hot auto stock to sharply go into reverse.
    Meghan Bobrowsky, WSJ, 28 Dec. 2022
  • Omicron halted a long, slow rise in travel and threw it into reverse.
    David Koenig, BostonGlobe.com, 13 Jan. 2022
  • The car shifts into reverse, and into its second launch, reaching 101 mph.
    Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 2 May 2024
  • This is not to say things are suddenly going into reverse on the housing front.
    Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Aug. 2023
  • Earth’s inner core may have stopped rotating and could go into reverse, a new study suggests.
    Alexandra Meeks, CNN, 26 Jan. 2023
  • Earth's inner core may have stopped turning and could go into reverse, according to a study published this week.
    Julius Lasin, USA TODAY, 26 Jan. 2023
  • The suspect stopped the big rig on a dirt shoulder, put it into reverse and rammed into one of the police vehicles, disabling it, Maqueira said.
    Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2023
  • Most often, this is done by hard-wiring the camera to the reverse lights so the camera turns on only when your vehicle is shifted into reverse.
    Gannon Burgett, Car and Driver, 11 July 2023
  • Minutes later, Klare recalls, her train missed its stop and was shifted into reverse.
    Marianne Mather, Chicago Tribune, 27 Oct. 2022
  • Forecast in detail Much of April was mild, but temperatures have gone into reverse since last week.
    Jason Samenow, Washington Post, 1 May 2023
  • Forecast in detail Much of April was mild, but temperatures have gone into reverse since last week.
    Jason Samenow, Washington Post, 1 May 2023
  • He can be seen putting the vehicle into reverse and hitting the officer with the car door, at which point the officer fires several shots, striking the boy.
    Justin Klawans, The Week, 9 Oct. 2022
  • Some Reddit users egged others on when GameStop shares subsequently went into reverse, using an emoji to describe the stock as a rocket to the moon.
    Joe Wallace, WSJ, 25 Jan. 2021
  • In drive, pushing it forward first engages neutral; a second push forward is needed to get into reverse.
    Mike Duff, Car and Driver, 7 Aug. 2023
  • Economists point to a variety of factors that can send the economy into reverse.
    oregonlive, 19 Apr. 2022
  • As soon as the officer turned on the cruiser’s lights, the suspicious car quickly went into reverse, lightly struck the cruiser and immediately fled the scene.
    cleveland, 1 Sep. 2022
  • In the week preceding the headset’s launch, Apple’s stock rose over 4%, reaching a new high of over $184 in midday trading on Monday before going into reverse.
    Rachel Shin, Fortune, 6 June 2023
  • Then deficits normally expand again in downturns, as those factors go into reverse.
    Jeff Stein, BostonGlobe.com, 3 Sep. 2023
  • Lieutenant Eugene Chin grabbed for Pinto, who avoided him and swung into reverse — hitting an unmarked police car and dragging the lieutenant, Perez said.
    Amanda Milkovits, BostonGlobe.com, 16 Sep. 2023
  • Spain and Switzerland tightened access for arrivals from Britain, whose travel comeback has quickly been thrown into reverse.
    Time, 29 Nov. 2021
  • Higher rates have pummeled markets in 2022, putting stock and bond prices into reverse after a multiyear run-up driven in part by low interest rates.
    Joe Wallace, WSJ, 20 Sep. 2022
  • Footage shows the driver of the Bobcat quickly backing into reverse, dropping the claw, re-raising it and speeding a short distance away before turning around and rearing back in what appears to be an attempt to charge toward the police SUV again.
    USA TODAY, 15 Jan. 2024

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