How to Use get back in a Sentence

get back

verb
  • Littrell was able to crawl to a small tree and get back on her feet.
    Christine Pelisek, Peoplemag, 29 Dec. 2022
  • Too many people get off balance and don’t know how to get back, and that’s the problem.
    Tonya Russell, Fortune, 24 Dec. 2022
  • But that’s probably asking too much from a theater just getting back on its feet.
    Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2024
  • Travel, learn, get back to basics and revive what’s most important to you.
    Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 10 Oct. 2024
  • The British were still trying to get back at upstart America.
    Thomas Geoghegan, The New Republic, 6 Jan. 2023
  • With the restrictions eased, Khan hopes to get back to China sooner.
    Joyce Lau, Washington Post, 27 Dec. 2022
  • Teams such as the Grizzlies and the Hawks give insight into how the Magic can get back to that stage.
    Khobi Price, Orlando Sentinel, 25 Dec. 2022
  • Jackson has been aching to get back on the floor and gladly accepted his assignment to the Mad Ants.
    Dustin Dopirak, The Indianapolis Star, 6 Jan. 2023
  • And most of his damage came in the second half when the Packers threw almost every down in a frenzied attempt to get back in the game.
    Rob Reischel, Forbes, 29 Sep. 2024
  • Watts and his students were supposed to start the school year in early August but weren’t able to get back to the classroom until midway through September.
    Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 22 Dec. 2022
  • Once Rona gets back to Orkney, a few minutes in, the film adopts the form of a memory piece, as Rona is haunted by her past and triggered to remember.
    Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2024
  • LaVine missed a shot, then didn’t hustle to get back on defense, ultimately earning a technical foul for arguing with a referee over a lack of foul calls.
    Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 27 Dec. 2022
  • Thompson and his wife Juliana were in the vortex of the airport nightmare sweeping the nation, debating whether to get a rental car to get back to San Diego.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Dec. 2022
  • Now stop with this heal up and get back on the road with us.
    Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 4 Dec. 2023
  • Tap the square icon (top right) again to get back to the overview.
    David Nield, Popular Science, 16 May 2024
  • Bichette was 30 feet down the line and couldn’t get back in time to tag up.
    Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 16 Sep. 2023
  • The pressure is on for the House to get back to business.
    ABC News, 8 Oct. 2023
  • To get back to the standard feed, tap the back arrow in the top left.
    John Kennedy, Popular Science, 24 Jan. 2023
  • Take the hill up in the direction of the park to get back to the parking lot.
    Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Oct. 2023
  • Just fell off the bike and wouldn’t ever be able to get back on?
    Mirjam Swanson, Orange County Register, 2 June 2024
  • So Weaver got back on the school and Cochrane kept hooking them.
    Bob McNally, Outdoor Life, 16 May 2024
  • The rest of the movie hangs on whether the couple will get back together.
    Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 18 Jan. 2024
  • Momeni then tossed the knife, got back in his car and sped away.
    Daniel Arkin, NBC News, 14 Apr. 2023
  • Floor would be getting in via the wild card and getting back to the NLDS.
    Daniel Kohn, SPIN, 27 Mar. 2024
  • Once Bailey gets back to Grey Sloan, all will be right with the world!
    Lincee Ray, EW.com, 27 Sep. 2024
  • Just make sure to get back onboard by 3:30 p.m. to take the return trip.
    Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 29 Feb. 2024
  • So for a six-mile hike, allow six hours to get back to your car.
    Josh Laskin, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Jan. 2023
  • Then Morales got back in the cart to look for another life to save.
    Emily Alpert Reyes, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2023
  • Coots managed to get back to shore, but his leg was gone.
    Donny Bajohr, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Dec. 2023
  • In the interim, there will be a need to get back to Europe.
    Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 14 Apr. 2023

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