taken back
Example Sentences
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"We just wanted to make sure that boat was not taken back to France and used again," Tommo told his followers.
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026
Having sworn never to be taken back to slavery alive—or to let that happen to anyone else—he had organized an armed self-defense force of black neighbors to fend off slave catchers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
Most evacuees were taken back to Surabaya, a six-hour boat ride from where the ferry ran into trouble.
From Barron's ● Aug. 3, 2026
Every time she opens it, she says, “I am taken back in time and marvel at how great my life is to have traveled so much with my husband and son.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 2026
We were untied and taken back into the orchard.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson
