How to Use walk back in a Sentence
walk back
verb-
The Qualls thanked the staff and walked back to their car silently.
— Itzel Luna, USA TODAY, 16 Aug. 2023 -
Jim walked back up the stands and had this big smile on his face.
— Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 25 Jan. 2024 -
For a clearer view, walk down the street, then walk back.
— Viveka Neveln, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Feb. 2023 -
As the Vikings walked back onto the field, the offense had a chance to pick up the defense.
— Dane Mizutani, Twin Cities, 17 Nov. 2024 -
Seeing cooks walk back and forth to their pantry is one of Roger’s top peeves.
— Marni Jameson, Orlando Sentinel, 5 July 2024 -
At the time, Aaron had walked back his support of Schuman.
— Rachel Brodsky, TIME, 27 May 2024 -
Then get yourself a cool drink and walk back and forth on your new path a few dozen times.
— Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 8 July 2022 -
Honea, who was on the phone at the time, walked back toward the group as another deputy opened the box.
— Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 1 Mar. 2024 -
The rain didn’t stay away long, however, and the walk back in the near dark was slippery on the ancient stones.
— Kristen De Groot, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Dec. 2023 -
Security video showed Kennedy leave the scrap yard and walk back across the street to his car.
— Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 2 Dec. 2022 -
Now, plant your palms and walk back to downward-facing dog.
— Josh Freedman, The New Yorker, 20 Aug. 2022 -
The rest of the family were able to walk back to the trailhead with support of rescue crews.
— Kira Caspers, The Arizona Republic, 26 July 2024 -
And the night of the election, Trump appeared to walk back his harshest campaign rhetoric.
— Lauren Villagran, USA TODAY, 21 Nov. 2024 -
No pump to leave on shore or walk back to your car, no storage straps to keep track of — nada.
— Lydia Price, Travel + Leisure, 12 July 2023 -
Maggie Smith, 32, walked back to her car in stunned silence.
— Charles Trepany, USA TODAY, 18 Oct. 2024 -
And then the gentleman comes back, talking on the phone, walking back and forth.
— Lizz Schumer, Peoplemag, 26 May 2024 -
Be sure to get an order of chips and salsa, then walk back to the salsa bar near the patio.
— Dallas News, 1 Nov. 2022 -
After the two drivers spoke, the man attempted to walk back to his car.
— Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Aug. 2023 -
On the night of the shooting, the shooter first entered the club around 10:15 before walking back to the parking lot.
— Deon J. Hampton, NBC News, 26 June 2023 -
Choose one of the Quarter's hotels for a delightful stay and an easy walk back at the end of a big night out on the town.
— Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 22 Feb. 2023 -
Back in the woods, having collected the rainbow goo in a jar, the kids are walking back.
— James Grebey, Vulture, 17 Oct. 2024 -
Less than a minute later, the two walk back into the hallway and can be seen talking, but the video has no sound.
— Jennifer Rodriguez, Kansas City Star, 12 June 2024 -
The 23-year-old Flowers could only walk back to the sideline in a pit of frustration.
— Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 28 Jan. 2024 -
Sofiia decided to walk back to a hotel to get her children out of the cold.
— Kate Morrissey, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Mar. 2022 -
What would normally be a ten-minute bike ride became about an hour to an hour-and-a-half walk back home.
— Anya Kamenetz, Curbed, 14 Sep. 2023 -
Wear comfortable shoes The sand gets hot, and walking back and forth in flip-flops may not be ideal.
— Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024 -
The uproar from across the game industry led to Unity walking back some of those changes.
— Megan Farokhmanesh, WIRED, 9 Oct. 2023 -
A little walk back on that later what the President meant was.
— ABC News, 10 Dec. 2023 -
So, taking out the trash, getting the mail, or walking back and forth to the grill to check on the meat all become easy to accomplish without having to put on shoes.
— Caleb Harris, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024 -
About 10 minutes later the pup comes out of the house licking his lips, walking back home with a full belly, and a happy, wiggling tail.
— Dan Perry, Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2024
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