In a sentence
Six example sentences with reverse, each labelled with its topic.
We walked the pilgrim route in the reverse direction, reaching the crowded viewpoint at dawn before the first tour bus.
Travel
The sorting bug returned every list in reverse order, so customers whose surnames began with Z were always served first.
Technology
The film tells its story in reverse chronology, opening at the wedding and ending with the couple's first awkward meeting.
Movies
The producer added a reverse cymbal before the chorus, so the crash swells out of silence instead of fading away.
Music
She finished with a reverse layup, going under the rim and laying the ball in from the far side.
Basketball
A reverse sear means the steak goes into a low oven first and meets the hot pan only at the end.
Cooking
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