carry back
Example Sentences
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"Logic says it's lighter to carry back once you've eaten and drank it all than it is to carry it out there," said Lally.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
Your only remaining responsibility is to slice a lime for the bowl — and perhaps one for the drink you’ll carry back to the couch, where the air conditioner is already hard at work.
From Salon ● Jul. 4, 2026
At the time, the company said it planned to carry back the capital losses from the sale against previous capital gains, which could generate a tax benefit.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 1, 2026
Ms. Link sends us outside to gather wildflowers, leaves and anything else we can carry back.
From New York Times ● Sep. 24, 2022
So spoke the kind and gentle reed, and Psyche, following the directions, was able to carry back to her cruel mistress a quantity of the shining fleece.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
