How to Use be back in a Sentence

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  • The colorful northern lights lit up across the state Sunday night and could be back Monday night.
    Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 12 Aug. 2024
  • Related article Delta passengers are angry, but will be back.
    Chris Isidore, CNN, 31 July 2024
  • His group was in the thick of the protests a few years ago and will be back on the streets this week.
    Nayla Razzouk, Fortune Europe, 13 Feb. 2024
  • Face the Nation will be back in a minute, so stay with us.
    CBS News, 9 July 2023
  • Her plan was to be back to work by now, but then the strike happened.
    Brande Victorian, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Aug. 2023
  • But that doesn't mean Long won't be back for the final episodes.
    Nick Romano, EW.com, 7 Apr. 2023
  • Would the same voice actors be back but with new lines?
    Jay Peters, The Verge, 30 May 2023
  • The New York Times will no doubt be back in the Capitol hallways.
    Carl Hulse, New York Times, 6 June 2023
  • Joey Votto will be back in the lineup this year, and that’s at least fun.
    Daniel Kohn, SPIN, 29 Mar. 2023
  • Donna and Reince will be back alongside the rest of our roundtable to break down the 2024 race.
    ABC News, 4 June 2023
  • Does this mean the actors won't be back for season four?
    Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 13 June 2024
  • But there are reports that the artwork may be back on the market.
    Vivian Wang, New York Times, 29 May 2023
  • All the big questions raised by Brexit will be back on the table.
    Fintan O’Toole, Foreign Affairs, 5 July 2024
  • Bad Bunny will be back on the road later this month on the Most Wanted Tour.
    Ingrid Vasquez, Peoplemag, 3 Feb. 2024
  • Now the sun was setting, meaning his guys must be back from the intel meeting in West Palm.
    Danielle Paquette, Anchorage Daily News, 21 Apr. 2023
  • But there’s no doubt the Starship team will be back up and running with a brand-new spacecraft in the very near future.
    Jackie Appel, Popular Mechanics, 21 Apr. 2023
  • On May 13, starting at 10 p.m., Giorgio’s will be back.
    Degen Pener, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Apr. 2023
  • After a few washes, your hair should be back to normal.
    Maddy Zollo Rusbosin, Southern Living, 26 June 2023
  • For the first time since 2018, Rick Grimes and Michonne will be back together onscreen.
    Joe Otterson, Variety, 25 Feb. 2024
  • Every class won't be ranked in the top five, but the Cards will be back to winning more of their key recruiting battles.
    C.l. Brown, The Courier-Journal, 13 May 2023
  • And yes, the full cast is expected to be back — even those who seem to be heading toward divorce.
    Kate Aurthur, Variety, 9 May 2024
  • Here’s this man who just needed his name back and needed to be back with his family.
    oregonlive, 8 May 2023
  • Wendt said most locations should fall back under flood stage at the end of the first week of May, and the river should be back near its banks by the middle of the month.
    Madeline Heim and Brittney J. Miller, Journal Sentinel, 27 Apr. 2023
  • The item will be back before the Planning Commission on July 5.
    Mike Jones, Arkansas Online, 7 June 2023
  • The team will be back next year, looking to improve on their impressive third-place finish.
    Caleb Miller, Car and Driver, 12 June 2023
  • In his statement Springsteen also thanked his fans for their patience and promised to be back on stage shortly.
    Simrin Singh, CBS News, 7 Sep. 2023
  • Minten, who had 67 points in 57 games, missed the entire Vancouver series but is expected to be back in this one.
    Dylan Bumbarger, oregonlive, 15 Apr. 2023
  • At an evening rally, Jones and Pearson pledged to be back at the Capitol next week advocating for change.
    Verne Kopytoff, Fortune, 7 Apr. 2023
  • Stroud will likely be back this week, which will only enhance Brown’s value.
    Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Dec. 2023
  • However, not all cast members from the original show will be back.
    Mckinley Franklin, Variety, 20 June 2023

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