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It sends no answer back to me—that my human brain can understand—but it makes me feel that perhaps there is no earth at all.
IN CONNECTION WITH THE DE WILLOUGHBY CLAIMFRANCES HODGSON BURNETT
But Mollie and Bab had no megaphone at their command through which to answer back—only two frightened girl voices.
THE AUTOMOBILE GIRLS IN THE BERKSHIRESLAURA DENT CRANE
Bring me a good answer back, and before three weeks I will have purged my forest of these vagabonds that brave us to our faces.
THE WORKS OF ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON - SWANSTON EDITION VOL. 8 (OF 25)ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON
She flashed the answer back again, and laughed, with her cheek glowing on the pillow.
THE WAYFARERSMARY STEWART CUTTING
She and Jack had many differences of opinion, but to-night Jack was tired and her cousin decided not to answer back.
THE RANCH GIRLS AT RAINBOW LODGEMARGARET VANDERCOOK
An "answer back" is almost certain not to be a "soft" answer; did you ever notice it?
THE PANSY MAGAZINE, APRIL 1886VARIOUS
He and Montcalm were in close touch and could send messages to each other and get an answer back within four hours.
THE WINNING OF CANADA: A CHRONICLE OF WOLFWILLIAM WOOD
The enemy were only thirty yards away, and we could often hear them shouting at us and would answer back.
A SOLDIER'S SKETCHES UNDER FIREHAROLD HARVEY
Jonadab couldn't answer back, nuther, bein' too busy keepin' the Queen from turnin' herself into a flyin' machine.
THE DEPOT MASTERJOSEPH C. LINCOLN
And to her surprise, she found that she could answer back—slowly, uncertainly, at times painfully.
BEDSIDE MANNERWILLIAM MORRISON
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OCTOBER 26, 1985
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WORDS RELATED TO ANSWER BACK

  • answering back
  • coming back at
  • sassing
  • sassing back
  • wise off
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