give back
Example Sentences
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“You can be active. You can give back to your community and you can be a really happy kid even when things kind of don’t go your way or how they’re expected to go.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026
AST SpaceMobile’s stock had been riding high on investor optimism about the company’s satellite speeds, but now they’re on track to give back a good portion of those gains.
From MarketWatch • May 11, 2026
Dell and HP were dropping, although they didn’t give back all of their gains prompted by the report.
From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026
She has tried to replace those who left with “people who are idealistic, want to give back to their country, want to make the country a better place for all people in America.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026
He refused to give back any money, but when she didn’t leave, he offered a compromise: he would take a load of her possessions to the prairie for the rent money.
From "The Great Fire" by Jim Murphy
