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 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
“Someday when you get past being thirteen years old, and you’re not so angry about the divorce, you’re going to thank me for just smiling back at you when you’re like this.”
From "The Strangers" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
