How to Use return the favor in a Sentence

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• The least Booth and the Nuggets can do is return the favor in kind.
  — Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 26 Sep. 2024
• So, what better thing for the Boss to do than to return the favor, well, sort of.
  — Spin Staff, SPIN, 16 June 2022
• Don't worry, the girl dad made sure to return the favor.
  — Andrea Wurzburger, Peoplemag, 5 Aug. 2022
• The Bucks will then return the favor with two games in three nights at Amway Center, Dec. 28 and 30.
  — Chris Hays, orlandosentinel.com, 20 Aug. 2021
• The coaches and players have to be prepared to return the favor.
  — Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 13 June 2024
• In the trailer, Maeve sends Otis a nude photo of herself and asks him to return the favor.
  — Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 12 Sep. 2023
• Of course, be sure to return the favor and offer to host your new friends in return—or treat them to a meal or two.
  — Layla Quaedvlieg, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 July 2024
• People who feel cared for are far more likely to return the favor.
  — Aviv Shalgi, Forbes, 7 Oct. 2021
• To return the favor, Nirvana wore Sonic Youth t-shirts onstage at the peak of their fiery, brief life.
  — Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 9 June 2024
• In the poetic ending to this, Snyder comes back to return the favor.
  — Mike Finger, San Antonio Express-News, 28 Feb. 2023
• This time, Jones and he Patriots were more than happy to return the favor.
  — Christopher Price, BostonGlobe.com, 6 Nov. 2022
• Now, Zion Branch’s teammates are eager to return the favor.
  — Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2023
• When someone compliments you, take it in stride and return the favor.
  — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 20 Dec. 2022
• The fan landed a punch at Dmitrović before the goalie decided to return the favor.
  — Scott Thompson, Fox News, 24 Feb. 2023
• If someone invites you to their home for dinner, return the favor.
  — Marni Jameson, arkansasonline.com, 5 Oct. 2024
• And to return the favor, his administration refused to grant the Klan a permit to meet or march in Louisville.
  — Andrew Wolfson, The Courier-Journal, 30 June 2023
• Jones is doing her part to return the favor to others in the community.
  — Vincent T. Davis, San Antonio Express-News, 4 Oct. 2021
• With Alabama and Clemson sidelined, this was his turn to return the favor.
  — Stephen Means, cleveland, 18 Nov. 2020
• Remarkably, the bats often return the favor, providing blood to others who have helped them out in the past.
  — Jack Tamisiea, Scientific American, 25 Mar. 2022
• The Orioles couldn’t return the favor with a late swing of their own, stranding Gunnar Henderson after his two-out triple in the ninth.
  — Nathan Ruiz, Baltimore Sun, 13 Sep. 2023
• Sensing the natcons' desire to cast them out of the big tent, libertarians are quick to return the favor.
  — W. James Antle Iii, The Week, 13 Feb. 2022
• Now Knowles will return the favor and create a series of workouts for Peloton members.
  — Aaron Pressman, Fortune, 11 Nov. 2020
• If your Valentine is someone who is cheerful, bright, and always puts a smile on your face, return the favor with a bouquet of yellow and white daisies.
  — Annie Goldsmith, Town & Country, 16 Dec. 2020
• If art imitates life with this show, life has stubbornly refused to return the favor this time around.
  — Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 13 Feb. 2023
• One of those musicians got to return the favor Saturday night.
  — Hannah Yasharoff, USA TODAY, 13 Nov. 2022
• Image Implicit in such a request is a willingness to return the favor: a jersey for a jersey, a glove for a glove, cleats for cleats.
  — Zach Buchanan, New York Times, 1 May 2024
• On Saturday her teammates were thrilled return the favor.
  — Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2024
• Bobin, who was first introduced to Rick Riordan’s Percy Jackson books years ago by his kids, got to return the favor by bringing them to set for the big game.
  — Christian Holub, EW.com, 15 Dec. 2023
• In the friendly confines of Bryant-Denny Stadium this time around, Alabama will look to return the favor.
  — Nick Alvarez | [e-mail], al, 1 Aug. 2023
• But if this new leak is accurate, Marvel might have decided to have Spider-Man return the favor.
  — Chris Smith, BGR, 24 Jan. 2022

Last Updated: 25 Dec 2024