talk back
Example Sentences
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"He was just so domineering and you just couldn't talk back to him," she added.
From BBC • Feb. 7, 2026
She isn’t afraid to speak up or talk back — a little too unafraid to believe at times, but she does cut a heroic figure.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 9, 2025
“Yuletide Factory” is pitched toward those younger children, who happily talk back to the players.
From New York Times • Nov. 27, 2024
“My experience, after 54 years of doing this stuff, is that the cops don’t like when you talk back that way,” he said.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 3, 2024
My face was burning, but I knew better than to talk back.
From "The Sea of Monsters" by Rick Riordan
