given back

Example Sentences

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At one point, guns being kept in the residence were taken by police and later given back when someone living there petitioned for them.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 14, 2026

The departments counter that, generally, the money can be used to offset other costs or it can be given back to the state.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 20, 2025

It has since given back some of those gains, ending the session at $50.26 on Monday.

From Barron's • Nov. 4, 2025

With the stock falling 8.4% in premarket trading on Monday, it has given back nearly all of the gains.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 27, 2025

What I would not have given, back in Baltimore, for a line of officers, agents of my country and my community, patrolling my route to school!

From "Between the World and Me" by Ta-Nehisi Coates