back down

Example Sentences

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“Gas prices will rapidly come back down and stock prices will rapidly go back up,” he said.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

Instead, having walked right up to that point, he stepped back, and sent the case back down to the appeals court, directing it to apply the test instead.

From Slate • Mar. 31, 2026

Bovino was sent back down to El Centro and lost his social media privileges, where he had long posted cringe-inducing videos about what a swell guy he was.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026

But that advice assumes the public trusts that prices will come back down, and after five years of above-target inflation, that trust is harder to take for granted.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

“We could go back down to the parlor,” I offer.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse