back at you
Example Sentences
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Maybe you have looked at the clouds and imagined a sailboat, a seahorse, or even your great-aunt Rosemary staring back at you.
From Science Daily • May 14, 2026
Standing just shy of seven feet, with 9.2 inches of ground clearance, the lifted F-250 aims its LED headlights directly in the eyes of many motorists, who angrily toggle their high beams back at you.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026
The TV set is in your house, and you’re sitting six feet away from it, and especially in the wee hours of the night, whatever’s staring back at you can feel eerie, or impertinent.
From New York Times • Mar. 21, 2024
The result would look like another being’s face was staring back at you, moving as you moved.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 2, 2023
The only thing that kept me going was how peaceful you looked when I glanced back at you, sitting cross-legged, making another bead necklace, with Kutti, alert and attentive, next to you.
From "The Bridge Home" by Padma Venkatraman
