there and back
Example Sentences
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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
"I will not miss commuting 672 miles there and back every week," says Lord Thurso, a Liberal Democrat peer.
From BBC • Apr. 19, 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
The bakehouse is away at the other end of the town, and the two must go there and back through the whole length of it.
From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque
