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
“If you look back at, you know, volatile prices in the last couple years, they feel like that’s been a winning strategy,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026
The ball will come back at you like it was shot out of a cannon.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 19, 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 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
