giving back

Example Sentences

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"They're just the gifts that keep on giving back, they really are," says Nash.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

Shares dropped 18% to $33.37, giving back a big chunk of the gains it had racked up since the start of the year.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Shares fell 2.3% to $19.94, giving back earlier premarket gains that had pushed the stock as high as $22.28.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

Paintsil’s academy is part of a long tradition of African soccer players generously giving back to the communities that produced them.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

“It was your manner of giving back the gifts that caused Hamlet’s temper to flare. Had you spoken more honeyed words, it would have awakened his ardor, not his anger,” he scolded.

From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein