back down

Example Sentences

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However, that is only if oil prices come back down in line with market expectations of as of mid-March.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 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

Palantir Technologies stock surged on Monday—and then came right back down on Tuesday.

From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026

“That’s Mrs. van den Keukel. Her brother came back from Indonesia with malaria and she’s been nursing him. Corrie,” as I sped back down the stairs, “ask her how Mrs. Rinker’s baby is!”

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom