How to Use invert in a Sentence

invert

verb
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  • The lens inverts the image.
  • The number 9 looks like an inverted 6.
  • Start with the first bit of the first string on the list and invert it—that’ll be the first bit of your new string.
    — WIRED, 29 Oct. 2023
  • Start with the first bit of the first string on the list and invert it — that’ll be the first bit of your new string.
    — Quanta Magazine, 5 Sep. 2023
  • Cool in the pan on a rack, then invert onto a cake plate.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Dec. 2021
  • Rinse the shell with hot water and invert to allow the shell to dry.
    — Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 2 Aug. 2021
  • For each slice, invert the skin and slice it off; transfer the mango cubes to a bowl.
    — Janelle Davis, CNN, 7 Feb. 2023
  • Once cool, run a knife along the edge of the pan to release cake, then invert onto the rack to remove from the pan.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 6 July 2021
  • After a minute or two, invert the panel and press it onto the foam.
    — Neal Barrett, Popular Mechanics, 7 Aug. 2021
  • Rub a lemon wedge around one-half of the outer rim of a rocks glass, then invert the glass into a dish of coarse salt.
    — Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 31 Mar. 2022
  • Let cool in the pan 10 minutes, then invert on a cake cooling rack.
    — Elizabeth Karmel, Forbes, 8 Nov. 2021
  • Run a paring knife around the pan to loosen the cake, then invert directly onto the rack and lift off the pan.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 21 July 2021
  • Step 6 Cover the pan with a baking sheet and invert the slab onto the sheet, removing the pan and then the foil.
    — Becky Krystal, Washington Post, 2 Dec. 2019
  • If the bottom of the pan was properly greased, invert the pan and giving it a slight tap should be enough to loosen the slices.
    — Julia Levy, Southern Living, 26 Jan. 2024
  • Cool the cakes for 10 minutes in the pans, then run a knife around the edge of each pan to loosen and invert them onto a cooling rack.
    — Janelle Bitker, SFChronicle.com, 3 Mar. 2020
  • To cut and wrap the caramels, place a sheet of parchment over the caramel and invert it onto a cutting surface.
    — Tribune News Service, cleveland, 12 Apr. 2022
  • Gripping both racks with oven mitts (the pan is still hot), and with the sheet pan sandwiched in between, flip the pan and racks to invert the cake.
    — Beth Segal, cleveland, 10 Dec. 2021
  • Run a knife around the edges and then carefully invert it onto a large plate.
    — Kate Krader, Fortune, 26 Sep. 2021
  • If it was inverted above the Mariana Trench, the submerged tip would come more than a mile short of the seafloor.
    — Tree Meinch, Discover Magazine, 27 June 2023
  • The government had used the shock of Sept. 11 to invert the rule of law, and now the law kept becoming more and more inverted.
    — New York Times, 1 Sep. 2021
  • Next, invert the top of the bottle, rest it inside the bottom portion (seal the edges with tape if needed) and then wait.
    — Brie Dyas, Country Living, 18 June 2020
  • Invert a serving plate over the cake, invert the pan and plate together and gently lift the pan pan.
    — Paul Stephen, ExpressNews.com, 8 Apr. 2020
  • While the rolls are still warm, run a butter knife around the edges of the pan and invert the entire pan onto a large serving platter.
    — Washington Post, 23 Dec. 2020
  • Run a small knife around cakes to loosen and carefully invert onto a plate.
    — Kim Sunée, Anchorage Daily News, 13 Feb. 2020
  • If the angle of your pot handle and the lip of your plate don’t present the same challenge mine did, feel free to just invert the pot straight onto a plate.
    — oregonlive, 3 Feb. 2023
  • Spieth’s only play was to invert a sand wedge and play it left-handed.
    — Dallas News, 3 Mar. 2023
  • Poke the straw through the bottom of the liner and invert the assembly over your glass forming a makeshift paper lid.
    — Paul Stephen, ExpressNews.com, 3 Aug. 2020
  • Let cakes cool in their pans on a wire rack for 20 minutes, then run a thin knife around the edge and gently invert onto a wire rack.
    — Washington Post, 11 June 2021
  • Working with one egg white half at a time, invert into a small bowl of water, then transfer to the dish of za’atar, lightly pressing to coat the flat surface of the egg white half.
    — Bonnie S. Benwick, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
  • The expansion will invert that visual vocabulary, with an exterior that echoes the vault.
    — Robin Pogrebin, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2024

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