back when
Example Sentences
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"She then said: 'Come back when you want to have children' - which is what people always hear at the time."
From BBC • May 31, 2026
Q: Did you ever imagine this would happen back when you were part of the Sandinista movement?
From Barron's • May 21, 2026
Authorities once tolerated Jin and others like him, back when China’s economy was thriving and the country was gradually opening up to the world.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026
“That’s what everybody’s doing, because they have to … We’re all trying to figure out these ways to pay people back when we’re not making money.”
From Salon • May 15, 2026
But she couldn’t keep the tears back when she realized she wasn’t even going to get to work on aircraft.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
