roll back
Example Sentences
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She has said she will “fight tooth and nail against any effort to further roll back these fundamental protections.”
From Slate • Mar. 17, 2026
The start of the year is a natural time to boost prices: for gyms to raise membership fees, streaming services to hike subscription rates, or retailers to roll back holiday discounts.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 9, 2026
Russian figure skating prodigy Kamila Valieva returns to competitive sport on Saturday hoping to roll back the years in a once promising career blighted by a doping scandal.
From Barron's • Jan. 30, 2026
The US has said it will control sales of Venezuelan oil "indefinitely" as it prepares to roll back restrictions on the country's crude in global markets, according to the White House.
From BBC • Jan. 7, 2026
They didn’t slide left or right or blink and roll back or do something else like look at the door or his watch.
From "Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key" by Jack Gantos
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.