How to Use revocation in a Sentence

revocation

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  • As airlines are getting more hip to the travel hack, one of the risks could be the revocation of miles.
    — Ronny Maye, Essence, 4 Aug. 2023
  • That means putting teeth on the threat of license revocation.
    — Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2021
  • But the appeals court ordered the state to delay the revocation while Omulepu appealed.
    — Daniel Chang, Miami Herald, 5 Mar. 2024
  • The purpose of the revocation was to cut back on the royal duties the children would be expected to perform.
    — Alex Apatoff, Peoplemag, 9 Nov. 2022
  • The felony popped, triggering a revocation of his FOID card.
    — Jeremy Gorner, Chicago Tribune, 8 July 2022
  • Shelton turned himself in but later was charged with other crimes which led to the bond revocation, records state.
    — Jeremy Gray | Jgray@al.com, al, 22 Dec. 2022
  • Elrod’s opinion said the full revocation of the FDA’s approval of the drug was likely barred by legal time limits.
    — Kevin McGill, BostonGlobe.com, 16 Aug. 2023
  • Without the revocation, such apps would pass the signature check.
    — Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 30 Jan. 2023
  • The 50-year-old woman is due in court Friday for a parole revocation hearing.
    — Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 18 Jan. 2024
  • The company has 15 days to challenge the revocation and request a hearing to appeal the ruling.
    — Nick Penzenstadler, USA TODAY, 30 Mar. 2022
  • That could result in fines, or a suspension or revocation of a doctor’s license to practice in the state.
    — Steven Lee Myers, New York Times, 30 Nov. 2022
  • Forti and Pasha have since sued in an attempt to cancel the revocation of the alcohol permit.
    — Emily Alpert Reyes Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 26 Nov. 2021
  • That license will be subject to revocation if he’s convicted of a felony.
    — Tess Williams, Anchorage Daily News, 26 May 2023
  • But if Lassart had the deal in mind from the very beginning, the revocation could have only been intentional.
    — Jesse Barron, New York Times, 21 Nov. 2022
  • The mere filing of a divorce is not enough to trigger the automatic revocation.
    — Dallas News, 22 Aug. 2021
  • The revocation and Duckworth’s letter recalled troubles from a few years ago, after two 737 Max 8 planes crashed and Boeing had to deal with the fallout.
    — Melvin Backman, Quartz, 28 Feb. 2024
  • Elrod’s opinion said the full revocation of FDA’s approval of the drug was likely barred by legal time limits.
    — Time, 17 Aug. 2023
  • The law also requires that the DMV handle the revocation process after being notified by the courts of a conviction.
    — Emily Davies, Washington Post, 24 May 2023
  • Some doctors were hit with fines, license revocation, seizure of assets and prison sentences.
    — Carolyn Said, San Francisco Chronicle, 14 Mar. 2023
  • Yes, the town’s oldest tree was cut down, in 1960, a victim of Dutch Elm disease, and odor complaints finally led to the revocation of the license for the town’s last remaining piggery.
    — Bill McKibben, The New Yorker, 1 May 2022
  • The court granted the commonwealth’s request to close the bail revocation hearing, which reconvened a few days later.
    — Jack Greiner, The Enquirer, 27 Oct. 2022
  • If convicted of all charges, Jessup could face up to 32 years in prison and revocation of driving privileges.
    — Bob Dohr, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 20 Apr. 2022
  • Elrod's opinion Wednesday said the full revocation of FDA's approval of the drug was likely barred by legal time limits.
    — Kevin McGill, BostonGlobe.com, 16 Aug. 2023
  • Elrod’s opinion Wednesday said the full revocation of FDA’s approval of the drug was likely barred by legal time limits.
    — Kevin McGill, Anchorage Daily News, 16 Aug. 2023
  • Sealing a business can result in the revocation of its license and the confiscation of the property.
    — Farnaz Fassihi, New York Times, 6 Dec. 2022
  • Becdach cannot appeal the revocation of his license, according to the terms of his settlement with the commission.
    — Howard Koplowitz | Hkoplowitz@al.com, al, 23 Sep. 2022
  • Under his plea deal, Ernst will face a lifetime revocation of his hunting license.
    — Lauren Wethington, Detroit Free Press, 17 Feb. 2022
  • The state Banking department was not dissuaded and opened an audit of Alliance in 2018, which led to revocation of its surety bond.
    — Edmund H. Mahony, courant.com, 22 Feb. 2022
  • She’s called into her guidance counselor’s office on the last day of the school year to discuss her slipping grades and the revocation of her volleyball captaincy.
    — Brahmjot Kaur, NBC News, 14 July 2023
  • The teenage driver in a crash that killed three of his passengers and seriously injured one other in the car has been sentenced to 12 ½ years in prison and a lifetime license revocation.
    — oregonlive, 2 Sep. 2022

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