How to Use revision in a Sentence

revision

noun
  • They made revisions to the book.
  • Here is my revision of the paragraph.
  • This is the original version, not the revision.
  • The teacher gave me some suggestions for revision.
  • This edition is filled with revisions.
  • A revision of the theory will be necessary.
  • The upward revision is the first S&P has made for the oil sands in more than five years.
    — Vipal Monga, WSJ, 25 May 2023
  • For sea shanties, the passage of time has led to some revision.
    — New York Times, 13 Jan. 2021
  • Lara said the department was still on track to complete the revisions by the end of the year.
    — Stephen Hobbs, Sacramento Bee, 16 May 2024
  • But in the course of the discussion, concerns were raised about the revision process and Rudick’s role in it.
    — Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Feb. 2025
  • The revision was due to pressure from the strong dollar.
    — Suzanne Kapner, WSJ, 10 Nov. 2022
  • Whether the revision can become a new classic is yet to be seen.
    — New York Times, 4 Aug. 2022
  • The surgery was a revision for Strider, who had Tommy John surgery in 2019.
    — Jacob Calvin Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 17 June 2024
  • But as yet there hasn’t been any big, upward revision to oil demand forecasts in the wake of the news.
    — Julian Lee, Bloomberg.com, 12 Nov. 2020
  • Valdez says this part of the process takes about six weeks per scene, not including revisions and tweaks.
    — Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 5 Dec. 2024
  • The revision was the addition of the first two paragraphs, which can be read in full below.
    — Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al, 2 Dec. 2022
  • Stephen Oliver and Tom Vaughan penned the script, with revisions by Shore.
    — Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Aug. 2023
  • To learn the true end of the story, scientists may need to give the middle chapters a revision.
    — Sarah Scoles, Scientific American, 29 Aug. 2023
  • The report, though, showed large downward revisions to the job gains of the previous two months.
    — Joseph Lawler, The Washington Examiner, 6 June 2025
  • Another late revision to the canon came in the form of a video shot by David LaChapelle that made the references more clear.
    — Shana Naomi Krochmal, Vulture, 4 Apr. 2025
  • This year, there's a new rear spoiler, a slight change in the gearing, and minor paint revisions, but that's about it.
    — Rich Ceppos, Car and Driver, 12 Apr. 2023
  • The last time the development code was up for revision was in 2015.
    — Elena Bruess, San Antonio Express-News, 26 Feb. 2022
  • The June increase came with a downward revision for May, off 1.7%.
    — CBS News, 16 July 2021
  • The revisions imply that the amendment requires the state to fund abortions.
    — Yacob Reyes, Axios, 26 July 2024
  • The first, and most obvious, point of revision was in the materials used for the shoes.
    — Adrienne So, Wired, 12 May 2021
  • The familiar is being made strange and shown to be ripe for revision.
    — New York Times, 7 Oct. 2020
  • But with the revisions to the agreement, that projected start date has been moved to the second quarter of next year.
    — Ed Wittenberg, cleveland, 18 Sep. 2023
  • Much of the downward revision is thanks to a high starting point going into the next decade.
    — Rocio Fabbro, Quartz, 21 Oct. 2024
  • Open rehearsals, studio livestreams and maker talks let supporters see sweat and revision.
    — Larry Bomback, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
  • Did the state ask for exhaustive project revisions and clarifications?
    — Karie Angell Luc, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2025

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