turn back
Example Sentences
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“Most important is to know when to turn back,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times
“That will come as a surprise to a lot of people who are not really prepared for the consequences of default to be turned back on,” said McCann.
From MarketWatch
But time hasn’t been on the side of movie theaters for a while now, and a takeover of Warner Bros. won’t turn back that clock.
His case may have been turned back by the courts but it nevertheless contributed to the combination’s ultimate unraveling.
He drops off Miriam at her university in Pittsburgh and then, instead of turning back to Amy, keeps driving west, either to escape or to confront whatever his future will be.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
