stay back
Example Sentences
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The physician was desperate to try to check Good’s pulse and offer help but was told to stay back.
From Slate • Feb. 12, 2026
The defenders are supposed to stay back in position, regardless of where the ball is.
From MarketWatch • Jan. 9, 2026
Why don’t you stay back here in China and go to this really good university where ... there is funding for research?’”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2025
The official told him to lay low, saying it was best to stay back.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 2, 2023
“Take your brothers and your sisters in the bedroom. Get in bed. And stay back there.”
From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett
