turned back
Example Sentences
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“It turned back into, ‘Please just throw a strike,’ instead of when I was going really well, it’s just, ‘I’m going to challenge you right here, and you’re not going to get it.’
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 26, 2026
He appeared to walk to the edge but always turned back, insisting the drive for LA remains.
From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026
Then, he turned back to his two monitors, and kept prompting.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026
But the tide has turned back in favour of the military, analysts say, after China threw support behind it and Beijing-backed truces were signed with two of the most powerful ethnic minority armies.
From Barron's ● Jul. 1, 2026
I turned back to watch the miracle man as he surveyed his bedraggled troops, his young face pinched with worry.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
