away back
Example Sentences
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It’s later in the season this time though, and getting going doesn’t carry the same promise of chipping away back into contention.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 15, 2022
It all seemed a long way away back in September, though.
From BBC • Nov. 12, 2021
It was laborious, and the words always seemed to slip away back to the page when I wasn’t looking.
From New York Times • Oct. 13, 2021
Rather, they shoo it away, back to the margins of the story where the Baroness hangs out.
From Slate • Jun. 1, 2021
The gentleness of her voice calmed me a little, and I was able to reply, though I wanted to run away, back to my hermanitas.
From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall
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