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Example Sentences

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The two did a nice job portraying teenagers who go back and forth from sincere to ridiculously immature, but the best part was their horror when Jost fired back.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2026

No one can blame them if they look around, catch up on the anger-soaked news they missed while they were gone, and quietly ponder whether they’d just as soon go back into space.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026

While it’s certainly possible, I go back to the cognitive dissonance thing.

From Slate • Apr. 10, 2026

If the two-week cease-fire holds—and oil flows through the Strait of Hormuz —investors can go back to thinking about the economy and earnings growth.

From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026

“Can’t we go back to, ‘Hey, Jonah, you gonna try out for the basketball team?’”

From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix