How to Use turn back in a Sentence

turn back

verb

• The three groups took their case to the appeals court but were turned back.
  — Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Jan. 2024
• In one snap, Vergara turned back to hold up the peace sign and smile for the camera.
  — Esther Kang, Peoplemag, 22 Aug. 2023
• Advertisement Michalek turned back to the man in the yarmulke.
  — Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Oct. 2023
• Henry turns back to him, his eyes silver in the wash of the streetlight.
  — Town & Country, 12 Aug. 2023
• Crew members tried to get to the lower decks but were turned back by flames.
  — Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2023
• Cher turned back time to the '80s for a skit during an appearance on The Tonight Show.
  — Ilana Kaplan, Peoplemag, 8 Dec. 2023
• Two birds are on the hunt to turn back time and take turkey off the Thanksgiving menu.
  — Alesandra Dubin, Good Housekeeping, 14 Aug. 2022
• The rescuers had to turn back because of the rough seas, the authorities said.
  — Paolo Santalucia and Luigi Navarra, Anchorage Daily News, 27 Feb. 2023
• Anne and Wentworth are able to turn back the clock, but not through an effort of will.
  — Joshua Rothman, The New Yorker, 26 July 2022
• To the south, wetlands were restored to turn back the clock to when the river wasn’t confined to a straight path.
  — John King, San Francisco Chronicle, 23 Jan. 2023
• Strapped for cash and resources, Democrats are trying to turn back the red tide.
  — Skyler Swisher, Orlando Sentinel, 3 Nov. 2022
• In a field of bare red dirt in São Paulo state, Paula Costa is trying to turn back the clock.
  — Time, 3 Jan. 2023
• Ellie has chance after chance to turn back, to let go of her pain and begin to heal.
  — WIRED, 18 Oct. 2022
• Couldn’t turn back the clock to October when the air was warmer and the mood happier.
  — Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 14 Jan. 2024
• That’s not the only way in which the awards industry is hoping to turn back the clock.
  — Vulture, 29 Sep. 2022
• Time is running out, and Big Jim Thompson can’t turn back the clock this time.
  — Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 22 Sep. 2022
• In the movie, Ripper’s bombers can’t be turned back or even reached without a code that the general has brought with him to the grave.
  — Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 29 Jan. 2024
• Paris' Charles de Gaulle Airport said two flights had been axed and a further two flights had to turn back around.
  — Reuters, NBC News, 15 Feb. 2023
• The ambulance attempting to reach Mr. Bawaqneh’s home was shot at twice and was forced to turn back.
  — Taylor Luck, The Christian Science Monitor, 1 Feb. 2023
• As the squadron approached the tip of South America, the weather worsened; the other ships in the squadron began to turn back.
  — Mary Ann Gwinn, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2023
• Winds turn back to the northwest as another cold front slips through.
  — Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 19 Nov. 2022
• Harris vaulted a short wall at the end of the cart corral and turned back toward Elliott, gun in hand.
  — Lyndsay Winkley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Dec. 2023
• What can an individual do to turn back time on the clock?
  — Megan Marples, CNN, 24 Jan. 2023
• Lewis believes the land where the graves were found should be cleared and turned back into a cemetery, along with a plaque telling the story of the burial site.
  — Davi Merchan, ABC News, 20 Jan. 2024
• Robinson followed Cain outside, yelling at him, and shot Cain in the back of the head when Cain did not turn back, the affidavit says.
  — Grant Lancaster, Arkansas Online, 19 Feb. 2023
• Attempts to turn back the clock to pre-pandemic norms in the workplace is a step in the wrong direction.
  — Byjane Thier, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2022
• Several high-profile stars were turned back in their bids to make the shortlist.
  — Paul Grein, Billboard, 21 Dec. 2023
• Many were turned back, but more have been allowed to stay and fight deportation in court.
  — Keith Collins, New York Times, 21 Nov. 2023
• At around dawn, near Muir Beach, some hikers persuaded him to turn back.
  — Rachel Swan, San Francisco Chronicle, 15 Aug. 2022
• At the last moment, Diana turned back to grab a few belongings.
  — Serhii Korolchuk, Washington Post, 22 Nov. 2023

Last Updated: 3 May 2024