there and back
Example Sentences
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The bus that runs there from her home village only stops at both places a few times a day and never at times that allow her to get there and back.
From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026
The Catholic Church's first US pope has been invited by Prince Albert II and would travel there and back from the Vatican in a day, the source said.
From Barron's • Feb. 10, 2026
We’ve already been there and back — and we’re only 30 minutes in with an hour left to go.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 20, 2025
In all, the vice president spent barely 24 hours on the ground in Dubai, less time than the roughly 15 hours each way it took to get there and back from Washington.
From Washington Times • Dec. 3, 2023
There was time to make it there and back before daybreak.
From "Uglies" by Scott Westerfeld
