How to Use go back to in a Sentence

go back to

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  • At the end, the Lantz sisters go back to the beginning.
    Elinor Hitt, Washington Post, 28 Mar. 2023
  • The lease will go back to the full City Council for approval in June.
    Everton Bailey Jr., Dallas News, 10 May 2023
  • Suarez allowed Rooker and Aguilar to go back to back once more in the third.
    Sarah Valenzuela, Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 2023
  • The origins of Memorial Day go back to the end of the Civil War.
    Michael Mulroy, National Review, 29 May 2023
  • Then, do the same thing Sunday, and then go back to work Monday.
    Victoria Hernandez, USA TODAY, 16 May 2023
  • It is not lost on any of us that the United States could choose to go back to the moon by themselves.
    William Harwood, CBS News, 3 Apr. 2023
  • But the best way to understand that is to go back to what caused the crisis to begin with.
    CBS News, 19 Mar. 2023
  • This was truly vintage baseball, played by rules that go back to the 1850s.
    Graydon Megan, Chicago Tribune, 14 June 2023
  • The bill is still in the House and might go back to the Senate for future amendments, Sundareshan said.
    The Arizona Republic, 9 May 2023
  • Nathan MacKinnon and the Colorado Avalanche are trying to go back to back.
    Stephen Whyno, ajc, 17 Apr. 2023
  • To go back to the drawing board and prepare well for World Champs, that felt really good.
    Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 17 May 2023
  • His ideal scenario is to go back to the DIY days where impromptu shows could be set up on the fly.
    Robert Boyd, Chron, 16 May 2023
  • For his part, Drum expects most of the private sector to go back to work in the physical sense.
    Jane Thier, Fortune, 14 June 2023
  • Stoudt was making a spot start, and he’s expected to go back to Triple-A on Thursday.
    Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer, 19 Apr. 2023
  • That's when the two first appear to argue, then Fortner-Kelly and Langston go back to talking with the clerk.
    Andrea May Sahouri, Detroit Free Press, 25 May 2023
  • Some of the reasons why go back to logistical headaches.
    Justine Calma, The Verge, 12 May 2023
  • And to go back to basketball, that's where my grittiness comes from ...
    Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel, 24 Mar. 2023
  • Roberts figured the two-way player always could go back to pitching if the hitting route didn’t pan out.
    Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 17 May 2023
  • Whatever the Board decides, the earliest the Park District can go back to the public would be the elections in March 2024.
    Hank Beckman, Chicago Tribune, 6 Apr. 2023
  • Perhaps the Rockets go back to Harden ball next season.
    Michael Shapiro, Chron, 22 Apr. 2023
  • At the time, van der Sloot’s attorney, Richie Kock, said his client would go back to Holland and lead the normal life of a college student.
    David K. Li, NBC News, 11 May 2023
  • Some people can go back to work if their job doesn’t involve a lot of standing, walking, or heavy lifting.
    Jonathan Cluett, Md, Verywell Health, 13 Apr. 2023
  • Its origins go back to 1910, when a justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court came across the area and decided to construct a resort town.
    Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 22 Apr. 2023
  • The oldest world records in swimming only go back to 2008 and are always under threat of being broken.
    Dan Wolken, USA TODAY, 4 May 2023
  • This suggests the ventricles were still enlarged from previous flights and had not had enough time to go back to normal.
    Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 June 2023
  • His wife, Hosun, along with just about everyone else, urged Kim to go back to work for his father and live the well-to-do life of housekeepers and chauffeurs.
    Cheryl Hall, Dallas News, 29 Apr. 2023
  • Her family was not convinced and kept pushing detectives to go back to the house, Lomax said.
    Faith Karimi, CNN, 19 Mar. 2023
  • How long before a hair transplant recipient can go back to work?
    Adam Hurly, Robb Report, 12 Apr. 2023
  • And when one idea doesn't work, PR professionals must have the drive to go back to the drawing board to create something better and more intriguing.
    Catherine Seeds, Forbes, 4 May 2023
  • About a third must go back to the clinic every few weeks or months for additional injections.
    Erika Edwards, NBC News, 31 Mar. 2023

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