turned back
Example Sentences
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While most of his investing has been out of his $6 billion private-equity fund backed by Gulf wealth funds, Kushner also turned back to his real-estate roots.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026
More than 60,000 made it to the territory in the past days, but the vast majority were turned back to Fnideq, where buses awaited to transport them back to their families.
From Barron's ● Aug. 2, 2026
An estimated 50,000 crossed from Morocco into Ceuta, a tiny territory in North Africa, before half turned back.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
They came to us fragile and old, and our nurturing turned back their biological clocks.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026
Karly’s turned back to her phone anyway and isn’t even listening.
From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler
