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

“I know one guy who had a $2 million balance, pushed the wrong button and mistakenly converted the whole thing when he wanted to convert a portion. You can’t undo it. Conversions are permanent.”

From Barron's • Mar. 21, 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.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 2026

Except that I’ve spent two months trying to undo events that were mere seconds, and it hasn’t been easy at all.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse