try to reverse

Frequency: 7.26.8 per million words

to make an effort to change something to its opposite

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Examples (10)

  • The government is working hard to try to reverse the economic decline.
  • They will try to reverse the decision, but it might be too late.
  • Environmentalists try to reverse the damage caused by pollution.
  • We must try to reverse this worrying trend before it's irreversible.
  • The new policy aims to try to reverse the brain drain from the country.
  • Despite their best efforts, they failed to try to reverse the company's fortunes.
  • Can we still try to reverse the negative effects of social media?
  • The doctors are doing everything they can to try to reverse the illness's progression.
  • She vowed to try to reverse the injustice she had suffered.
  • It's challenging to try to reverse ingrained habits once they are formed.