How to Use turn back in a Sentence
turn back
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The three groups took their case to the appeals court but were turned back.
—Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Jan. 2024
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In one snap, Vergara turned back to hold up the peace sign and smile for the camera.
—Esther Kang, Peoplemag, 22 Aug. 2023
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Advertisement Michalek turned back to the man in the yarmulke.
—Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Oct. 2023
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Henry turns back to him, his eyes silver in the wash of the streetlight.
—Town & Country, 12 Aug. 2023
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Crew members tried to get to the lower decks but were turned back by flames.
—Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2023
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Cher turned back time to the '80s for a skit during an appearance on The Tonight Show.
—Ilana Kaplan, Peoplemag, 8 Dec. 2023
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Two birds are on the hunt to turn back time and take turkey off the Thanksgiving menu.
—Alesandra Dubin, Good Housekeeping, 14 Aug. 2022
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The rescuers had to turn back because of the rough seas, the authorities said.
—Paolo Santalucia and Luigi Navarra, Anchorage Daily News, 27 Feb. 2023
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The group had to turn back twice, facing threats, gunfire and a bombing.
—Sophie Carson, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 13 May 2022
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Anne and Wentworth are able to turn back the clock, but not through an effort of will.
—Joshua Rothman, The New Yorker, 26 July 2022
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To the south, wetlands were restored to turn back the clock to when the river wasn’t confined to a straight path.
—John King, San Francisco Chronicle, 23 Jan. 2023
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Strapped for cash and resources, Democrats are trying to turn back the red tide.
—Skyler Swisher, Orlando Sentinel, 3 Nov. 2022
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But within just a couple of years, the tide was turning back.
—Leah Donnella, NPR, 18 May 2024
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In a field of bare red dirt in São Paulo state, Paula Costa is trying to turn back the clock.
—Time, 3 Jan. 2023
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Ellie has chance after chance to turn back, to let go of her pain and begin to heal.
—WIRED, 18 Oct. 2022
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Couldn’t turn back the clock to October when the air was warmer and the mood happier.
—Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 14 Jan. 2024
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That’s not the only way in which the awards industry is hoping to turn back the clock.
—Vulture, 29 Sep. 2022
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Time is running out, and Big Jim Thompson can’t turn back the clock this time.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 22 Sep. 2022
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In the movie, Ripper’s bombers can’t be turned back or even reached without a code that the general has brought with him to the grave.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 29 Jan. 2024
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Paris' Charles de Gaulle Airport said two flights had been axed and a further two flights had to turn back around.
—Reuters, NBC News, 15 Feb. 2023
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The ambulance attempting to reach Mr. Bawaqneh’s home was shot at twice and was forced to turn back.
—Taylor Luck, The Christian Science Monitor, 1 Feb. 2023
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As the squadron approached the tip of South America, the weather worsened; the other ships in the squadron began to turn back.
—Mary Ann Gwinn, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2023
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Winds turn back to the northwest as another cold front slips through.
—Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 19 Nov. 2022
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It wasn't turned back on until Feb. 21, although staff claimed to have turned it off and on throughout that time.
—Natalie Eilbert, Journal Sentinel, 11 July 2024
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Harris vaulted a short wall at the end of the cart corral and turned back toward Elliott, gun in hand.
—Lyndsay Winkley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Dec. 2023
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What can an individual do to turn back time on the clock?
—Megan Marples, CNN, 24 Jan. 2023
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Lewis believes the land where the graves were found should be cleared and turned back into a cemetery, along with a plaque telling the story of the burial site.
—Davi Merchan, ABC News, 20 Jan. 2024
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Robinson followed Cain outside, yelling at him, and shot Cain in the back of the head when Cain did not turn back, the affidavit says.
—Grant Lancaster, Arkansas Online, 19 Feb. 2023
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Attempts to turn back the clock to pre-pandemic norms in the workplace is a step in the wrong direction.
—Byjane Thier, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2022
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Video showed Trump turning back to the crowd and raising a fist right before he is put into a vehicle.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 14 July 2024
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