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• Once the plaint had been made there was nothing that could be done to revoke it.From the entry plaint
• The old man's stubborn piggishness kept him from acknowledging that his wife was a better driver than he, even after his license was revoked.From the entry piggishness
• We will continue to investigate and the USDOT urges all states to revoke illegally issued CDLs.2025 November 14, Sam Stevenson, “California To Revoke Thousands of Driver’s Licenses”, in Newsweek. From the entry urge
• Home Affairs minister Tony Burke said his department was reviewing whether it could revoke Jones's visa.2025 March 15, Tiffany Wertheimer, “'For holding a wombat, thousands threatened my life'”, in BBC. From the entry of one's own accord
• These programs have thus been revised or revoked at times, depending on public reception.2018 November 29, Bing Song, “The West may be wrong about China’s social credit system”, in The Washington Post, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived…. From the entry Suining
• Legally, however, a will could be revoked at any time during the testator's life.2012, Jerome Murphy-O'Connor, Keys to Galatians: Collected Essays, page 108. From the entry disinheritable
• Your security clearance credentials will be revoked in full, and all privileges appertaining to your position are rescinded."2023 October 8, HarryBlank, “Taking the Lead”, in SCP Foundation, archived from the original on 26 May 2024. From the entry appertain
• If the Liberal Democrats were to secure a majority in December, they would revoke Article 50, cancelling Brexit.2019 November 24, Stephen Wynn-Davies, “Hastings and Rye candidates outline their stances on Brexit”, in The Hastings Observer. From the entry Article 50
• Dame Fortuna has had her franking privileges revoked.2007, Xavier: Renegade Angel, season 1, episode 4, spoken by Xavier (Vernon Chatman). From the entry Confucius
• The price on its head, or tail, was revoked.1995 October 12, Peter Victor, “A tale of Flopsy, Mopsy and public enemy No 1”, in The Independent, London: Independent News & Media…. From the entry public enemy number one
• It seems that the Lib Dems’ policy to revoke Article 50 without a referendum has disturbed the sensibilities of all but the most swivel-eyed Remainers.2019, Michael Moszynski, Labour’s dire general election campaign. From the entry swivel-eyed
• Various international studies have shown that alcolock users had 65% to 95% fewer repeat offences than drivers whose driving licence was suspended or revoked.2013 December 10, Rehman Chishti, “Road Safety”, in parliamentary debates (House of Commons). From the entry alcolock
• Moreover, the Supreme Court has held that the President must obey outstanding executive orders, even when bottomed on the Constitution, until they are revoked.2001, United States Congress House Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law, Executive Orders and…. From the entry bottom
• His visa to live in Australia had been revoked, but he could not be refouled to Afghanistan because he faced a “well-founded fear of persecution” there.2015 September 17, Ben Doherty, “Ali Jaffari dies after setting himself on fire in Perth detention centre”, in The Guardian. From the entry refouled
• If the United States revoked MFN status, tariffs would skyrocket on the goods such as textiles, shoes, and toys that are primarily produced by private enterprises.1992, Richard Nixon, “The Pacific Triangle”, in Seize the Moment, Simon & Schuster, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 175. From the entry Guangdong
• "We don't want to get involved in a barroom brawl with the United States" while there is still hope for revoking Reagan's decision, the official said.1987 March 28, “Reagan Imposes 100% Tariffs on Japan Goods Retaliatory Sanctions...”, in Los Angeles Times. From the entry barroom brawl
• The Libertarians wish we had won the Vietnamese War, they would like to revoke civil rights legislation, they believe (even though they are supposedly anti-state) in a stronger Pentagon.1976 December 11, Ronnie Allen, “No Political Eunuch”, in Gay Community News, volume 4, number 24, page 4. From the entry salt
• We also get to follow Norman as he “floyders” around the Disney campus, which he stalks like a dapper would-be suitor even though his access pass was revoked long ago.2016 August 25, Alice Cronin, “Movie Review: “Floyd Norman: An Animated Life” Is An Almost-Fairytale”, in irishfilmcritic.com. From the entry Floyders

Meaning of revoke

1. verb To cancel or invalidate by withdrawing or reversing.
2. verb To fail to follow suit in a game of cards when holding a card in that suit.
3. verb To call or bring back.

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How do you use revoke in a sentence?

Revoke is used as a verb and noun. For example: “Your driver's license will be revoked.”

What is a short sentence with revoke?

“I hereby revoke all former wills.”

What does revoke mean?

Revoke means to cancel or invalidate by withdrawing or reversing.