How to Use invert in a Sentence

invert

verb

• The lens inverts the image.
• The number 9 looks like an inverted 6.
• Start with the first bit of the first string on the list and invert it—that’ll be the first bit of your new string.
  — WIRED, 29 Oct. 2023
• Start with the first bit of the first string on the list and invert it — that’ll be the first bit of your new string.
  — Quanta Magazine, 5 Sep. 2023
• Cool in the pan on a rack, then invert onto a cake plate.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Dec. 2021
• Rinse the shell with hot water and invert to allow the shell to dry.
  — Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 2 Aug. 2021
• For each slice, invert the skin and slice it off; transfer the mango cubes to a bowl.
  — Janelle Davis, CNN, 7 Feb. 2023
• Once cool, run a knife along the edge of the pan to release cake, then invert onto the rack to remove from the pan.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 6 July 2021
• After a minute or two, invert the panel and press it onto the foam.
  — Neal Barrett, Popular Mechanics, 7 Aug. 2021
• Rub a lemon wedge around one-half of the outer rim of a rocks glass, then invert the glass into a dish of coarse salt.
  — Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 31 Mar. 2022
• Let cool in the pan 10 minutes, then invert on a cake cooling rack.
  — Elizabeth Karmel, Forbes, 8 Nov. 2021
• Run a paring knife around the pan to loosen the cake, then invert directly onto the rack and lift off the pan.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 21 July 2021
• Step 6 Cover the pan with a baking sheet and invert the slab onto the sheet, removing the pan and then the foil.
  — Becky Krystal, Washington Post, 2 Dec. 2019
• If the bottom of the pan was properly greased, invert the pan and giving it a slight tap should be enough to loosen the slices.
  — Julia Levy, Southern Living, 26 Jan. 2024
• Cool the cakes for 10 minutes in the pans, then run a knife around the edge of each pan to loosen and invert them onto a cooling rack.
  — Janelle Bitker, SFChronicle.com, 3 Mar. 2020
• To cut and wrap the caramels, place a sheet of parchment over the caramel and invert it onto a cutting surface.
  — Tribune News Service, cleveland, 12 Apr. 2022
• Gripping both racks with oven mitts (the pan is still hot), and with the sheet pan sandwiched in between, flip the pan and racks to invert the cake.
  — Beth Segal, cleveland, 10 Dec. 2021
• Run a knife around the edges and then carefully invert it onto a large plate.
  — Kate Krader, Fortune, 26 Sep. 2021
• If it was inverted above the Mariana Trench, the submerged tip would come more than a mile short of the seafloor.
  — Tree Meinch, Discover Magazine, 27 June 2023
• The government had used the shock of Sept. 11 to invert the rule of law, and now the law kept becoming more and more inverted.
  — New York Times, 1 Sep. 2021
• Next, invert the top of the bottle, rest it inside the bottom portion (seal the edges with tape if needed) and then wait.
  — Brie Dyas, Country Living, 18 June 2020
• Invert a serving plate over the cake, invert the pan and plate together and gently lift the pan pan.
  — Paul Stephen, ExpressNews.com, 8 Apr. 2020
• While the rolls are still warm, run a butter knife around the edges of the pan and invert the entire pan onto a large serving platter.
  — Washington Post, 23 Dec. 2020
• Run a small knife around cakes to loosen and carefully invert onto a plate.
  — Kim Sunée, Anchorage Daily News, 13 Feb. 2020
• If the angle of your pot handle and the lip of your plate don’t present the same challenge mine did, feel free to just invert the pot straight onto a plate.
  — oregonlive, 3 Feb. 2023
• Spieth’s only play was to invert a sand wedge and play it left-handed.
  — Dallas News, 3 Mar. 2023
• Poke the straw through the bottom of the liner and invert the assembly over your glass forming a makeshift paper lid.
  — Paul Stephen, ExpressNews.com, 3 Aug. 2020
• Let cakes cool in their pans on a wire rack for 20 minutes, then run a thin knife around the edge and gently invert onto a wire rack.
  — Washington Post, 11 June 2021
• Working with one egg white half at a time, invert into a small bowl of water, then transfer to the dish of za’atar, lightly pressing to coat the flat surface of the egg white half.
  — Bonnie S. Benwick, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
• The expansion will invert that visual vocabulary, with an exterior that echoes the vault.
  — Robin Pogrebin, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2024

Last Updated: 5 Sep 2024