turn back
Example Sentences
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Weak productivity growth will also be a key theme, as attention turns back to Canberra amid hopes for a reform agenda aimed at further supporting economic growth.
I started down a barely there path with a vague plan to soon turn back.
From Los Angeles Times
Daisy seemed to have turned back the clock and had that expression dogs get, mouth open and eyes aglow, when it looks like they’re smiling.
From Los Angeles Times
No-one is arguing that the clock should be turned back but with money as tight as ever, the direction of travel seems clear.
From BBC
“What I find is that as he’s about to tee off on Thursday, because he’s played such brilliant golf over the years, everybody still thinks, ‘Wow, can he turn back the clock?
From Seattle Times
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