How to Use answer back in a Sentence

answer back

phrasal verb

• With 3:01 left in the opening frame, Otay Ranch answered back.
  — Kevin J. Farmer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Sep. 2023
• Chicago was able to waste some clock and answer back with a field goal to go up 24-6 with less than six minutes to go.
  — Ryan Morik, Fox News, 22 Oct. 2023
• Again the Saints answered back after blocking the extra point.
  — Kevin J. Farmer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Sep. 2023
• The dunk put the Heat up by two, but the Nuggets answered back immediately with a three from Jamal Murray, his third of the night, to take the lead back.
  — Cydney Henderson, USA TODAY, 8 June 2023
• The Warriors answered back with a 48-point third quarter, their highest-scoring quarter of the season.
  — Shayna Rubin, The Mercury News, 12 Jan. 2024
• Patrick quickly answered back with his second touchdown of the contest on the kickoff return.
  — Dylan Feltovich, cleveland, 18 Aug. 2023
• The Generals answered back, marching downfield with ease.
  — Jenna Malinowski, Detroit Free Press, 29 May 2023
• However, their hope was wiped out less than a minute later as Vitality answered back with an incredible team goal to even it up and then took the lead shortly after.
  — Mike Stubbs, Forbes, 13 Aug. 2023
• The Mavericks put that attribute on full display again Thursday, answering back with three runs after host Towson began to threaten their lead.
  — Mike Frainie, Baltimore Sun, 28 Apr. 2023
• In June, the Tolkien estate answered back with its own lawsuit, which discussed the plot of Polychron’s book in detail and alleged that it was plainly written as a sequel to Tolkien’s series, which the estate did not authorize.
  — Daniel Wu, Washington Post, 19 Dec. 2023
• Of those, an even dozen times the opponent answered back could be considered crucial — with their opponent tying the game, taking the lead or otherwise negating a Padres comeback.
  — Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 May 2024
• Instead of entering a term into a search engine, like Google, and sifting through various links, people may end up asking a chatbot a question and getting a confident answer back.
  — Rachel Lerman, Washington Post, 7 May 2023

Last Updated: 19 Nov 2024