double back

Example Sentences

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But now we see her double back to confront Joel about his lies and demand that he answer her questions about Salt Lake City honestly.

From Salon • May 19, 2025

Top of the Premier League after nine matches following their best start to a season since winning the double back in 1960-61 - and under a manager Spurs supporters have fallen in love with.

From BBC • Oct. 23, 2023

Like similar witnesses in this and other trials, she at first told her story quickly and in plain language, but was asked to double back and provide more graphic, and more difficult, details.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 31, 2022

Prequels, on the other hand, often double back to continue stories that definitively ended, as many contemporary dramas do.

From New York Times • Sep. 10, 2022

Soon as I know where they’re going, I’ll double back and see if I can’t get a few coin out of Red, Fat, and Wicked in exchange for information about the kids.

From "The Inquisitor's Tale" by Adam Gidwitz