How to Use answer back in a Sentence
answer back
phrasal verb-
Yet, the Mustangs answered back with two goals of their own to push the lead to three.
— Jacob Steinberg, Baltimore Sun, 11 May 2024 -
With 3:01 left in the opening frame, Otay Ranch answered back.
— Kevin J. Farmer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Sep. 2023 -
Chicago was able to waste some clock and answer back with a field goal to go up 24-6 with less than six minutes to go.
— Ryan Morik, Fox News, 22 Oct. 2023 -
Again the Saints answered back after blocking the extra point.
— Kevin J. Farmer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Sep. 2023 -
The dunk put the Heat up by two, but the Nuggets answered back immediately with a three from Jamal Murray, his third of the night, to take the lead back.
— Cydney Henderson, USA TODAY, 8 June 2023 -
Toledo answered back with a goal as the teams started the third period deadlocked at two goals apiece.
— Zach Welch, Kansas City Star, 21 May 2024 -
The Warriors answered back with a 48-point third quarter, their highest-scoring quarter of the season.
— Shayna Rubin, The Mercury News, 12 Jan. 2024 -
Patrick quickly answered back with his second touchdown of the contest on the kickoff return.
— Dylan Feltovich, cleveland, 18 Aug. 2023 -
Instead of answering back, the Yankees remained lifeless in the bottom of the inning against the flame-throwing Mason Miller.
— Gary Phillips, Hartford Courant, 22 Apr. 2024 -
The Generals answered back, marching downfield with ease.
— Jenna Malinowski, Detroit Free Press, 29 May 2023 -
However, their hope was wiped out less than a minute later as Vitality answered back with an incredible team goal to even it up and then took the lead shortly after.
— Mike Stubbs, Forbes, 13 Aug. 2023 -
The Mavericks put that attribute on full display again Thursday, answering back with three runs after host Towson began to threaten their lead.
— Mike Frainie, Baltimore Sun, 28 Apr. 2023 -
In June, the Tolkien estate answered back with its own lawsuit, which discussed the plot of Polychron’s book in detail and alleged that it was plainly written as a sequel to Tolkien’s series, which the estate did not authorize.
— Daniel Wu, Washington Post, 19 Dec. 2023 -
Of those, an even dozen times the opponent answered back could be considered crucial — with their opponent tying the game, taking the lead or otherwise negating a Padres comeback.
— Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 May 2024 -
Instead of entering a term into a search engine, like Google, and sifting through various links, people may end up asking a chatbot a question and getting a confident answer back.
— Rachel Lerman, Washington Post, 7 May 2023
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