double back
phrasal verb
doubled back; doubling back; doubles back
: to turn around and return on the same path
I'm going to double back to see if I dropped the ring on the way here.
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With a sudden injection of Mozart, the movie doubles back to see how the inventor’s potato wife reacted to her partner’s all-consuming obsession.
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David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 16 Oct. 2024
Dearman doubled back to the bedroom and shot Shannon Randall.
—Amaris Encinas, USA TODAY, 16 Oct. 2024
The trail ends at the Copper Basin Trailhead, where hikers may double back or consult forest maps to extend the trek.
—Mare Czinar, The Arizona Republic, 26 Sep. 2024
Promising a kind of diptych that starts as a gritty Yakuza flick before doubling back to redo the same scenes for farce, the film plays as a more elemental game of set-up and payoff, giving viewers — and itself — the most loving possible raspberry and the least-toxic troll.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 18 Sep. 2024
While that kind of change is not as easy to quantify as a triple-twisting double back, Biles’s resiliency and bravery are just as legendary as her skill.
—Alex Abad-Santos, Vox, 30 July 2024
One of the most complex is her second pass: a full-twisting front flip connected immediately into a roundoff, back handspring and full-twisting double back flip.
—Maggie Astor, New York Times, 30 July 2024
Biles' dismount was a full-twisting double back flip, its difficulty propelling her after shakiness on her wolf turn.
—Lindsay Kimble, Peoplemag, 2 Aug. 2024
Biles has two floor moves named after her: the Biles I (a double back layout with a half twist) and the Biles II (a triple-double: two flips and three twists).
—Alex Abad-Santos, Vox, 30 July 2024
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David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 16 Oct. 2024
Dearman doubled back to the bedroom and shot Shannon Randall.
—Amaris Encinas, USA TODAY, 16 Oct. 2024
The trail ends at the Copper Basin Trailhead, where hikers may double back or consult forest maps to extend the trek.
—Mare Czinar, The Arizona Republic, 26 Sep. 2024
Promising a kind of diptych that starts as a gritty Yakuza flick before doubling back to redo the same scenes for farce, the film plays as a more elemental game of set-up and payoff, giving viewers — and itself — the most loving possible raspberry and the least-toxic troll.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 18 Sep. 2024
While that kind of change is not as easy to quantify as a triple-twisting double back, Biles’s resiliency and bravery are just as legendary as her skill.
—Alex Abad-Santos, Vox, 30 July 2024
One of the most complex is her second pass: a full-twisting front flip connected immediately into a roundoff, back handspring and full-twisting double back flip.
—Maggie Astor, New York Times, 30 July 2024
Biles' dismount was a full-twisting double back flip, its difficulty propelling her after shakiness on her wolf turn.
—Lindsay Kimble, Peoplemag, 2 Aug. 2024
Biles has two floor moves named after her: the Biles I (a double back layout with a half twist) and the Biles II (a triple-double: two flips and three twists).
—Alex Abad-Santos, Vox, 30 July 2024
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“Double back.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/double%20back. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.
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