given back
Example Sentences
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On the flip side, AI software firm C3.ai has given back all its gains after the 2023 excitement that propelled it to an almost fivefold gain in six months.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026
A Workday study from January, meanwhile, showed that of the seven hours gained each week from AI productivity, nearly three were given back by corrections and reworks.
From Barron's • May 7, 2026
He said when he insisted on it being given back, the officer handed it to him with the Palestinian flag cut out.
From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026
At one point, guns being kept in the residence were taken by police and later given back when someone living there petitioned for them.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 14, 2026
Death had given back part of her beauty, for her brow and cheeks had recovered some of their flowing lines; even the lips had lost their deadly pallor.
From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker
