talk back
Example Sentences
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“Sugar became my friend, because it didn’t hurt me. And it didn’t talk back to me, it didn’t call me names. I think sugar became a comfort to me when I was very young.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 25, 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
He likes to insult people from behind a computer or in a speech, where they can't talk back.
From Salon ● Jan. 26, 2024
They come to school late and talk back and are always chewing gum.
From "Lucky Broken Girl" by Ruth Behar
