fly back

Example Sentences

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She said she had had to fly back from holiday in Spain in order to be there.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

There were days when he’d drop his daughter off at school, fly up to Augusta for a round and fly back home to Florida in time for dinner.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

Andrea's insurance company eventually classified her as a medical emergency - and they are due to fly back to the UK via Frankfurt on Monday.

From BBC • Mar. 12, 2026

In the case of EK501 from Mumbai, pilots initially abandoned the course to fly back toward India before turning around again after the missile barrage stopped.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026

“Our task now is to help Lyra, and her task is to guide Will to his father. You should fly back, agreed, but we must stay with Lyra.”

From "The Subtle Knife" by Philip Pullman