turn back
verb
turned back; turning back; turns back
1
a
: to go in the reverse direction
b
: to stop going forward
2
: to refer to an earlier time or place
1
: to drive back or away
2
: to stop the advance of
3
: to fold back
Examples of turn back in a Sentence
a cavalry charge that was turned back by withering fire
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Fred Couples turned back the clock Thursday but couldn’t quite recreate that magic Friday (still timeless!).
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Sam Settleman, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2025
According to court documents, Marchbanks and Pennington arrived at the parking lot with Ater in the same car, and Ater approached and conversed with the rest of the suspects in another car before turning back and shooting at Marchbanks and Pennington.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 11 Apr. 2025
President Trump’s tariff plan appears determined to turn back the clock, and nowhere does his plan defy common sense more than with those same spices that Marco Polo and countless others in the ancient world journeyed for years to bring to the world.
—Hank Tucker, Forbes.com, 11 Apr. 2025
But despite his enthusiasm, Testa, who is a personal trainer, knows the drugs can’t turn back the clock.
—The New York Times, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Apr. 2025
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Sam Settleman, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2025
According to court documents, Marchbanks and Pennington arrived at the parking lot with Ater in the same car, and Ater approached and conversed with the rest of the suspects in another car before turning back and shooting at Marchbanks and Pennington.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 11 Apr. 2025
President Trump’s tariff plan appears determined to turn back the clock, and nowhere does his plan defy common sense more than with those same spices that Marco Polo and countless others in the ancient world journeyed for years to bring to the world.
—Hank Tucker, Forbes.com, 11 Apr. 2025
But despite his enthusiasm, Testa, who is a personal trainer, knows the drugs can’t turn back the clock.
—The New York Times, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for turn back
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“Turn back.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/turn%20back. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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