answer back
Example Sentences
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As she does so, everything else falls away, leaving only this image of solitary resistance against a force that does not answer back.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 3, 2026
Sometimes I answer back, even though I don’t think it cares too much.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 17, 2025
Plenty would think this unfair on the civil service, which has often found itself a scapegoat for failings of politicians but cannot publicly answer back.
From BBC • Dec. 5, 2024
By the time he asks, “Can I get a Chaka Khan?” it’s impossible not to answer back.
From New York Times • Dec. 2, 2022
I call his name, but I don’t hear an answer back.
From "King and the Dragonflies" by Kacen Callender
