undo

Example Sentences

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Justice Elena Kagan said the administration was seeking to undo a legal tradition of birthright citizenship that dates back to English common law.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

Jeremy Keller Beecher told the judge the prosecution team’s efforts to undo Zambrano’s detention “were unsuccessful.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 24, 2026

"And so those two things combined would make me undo what I did in December," Miran said.

From Barron's • Feb. 19, 2026

“And so those two things combined would make me undo what I did in December.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 2026

They are watching for a thing that even death cannot undo and if they do not see it they will turn away from us and they will not come back.

From "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy