no turning back

Example Sentences

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Traditionalists protested that “the home is being endangered,” but there was no turning back.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 2, 2026

As guests pass through the foyer and enter Disneyland’s popular Haunted Mansion attraction, a ghoulish host delivers one last chilling message: “There’s no turning back now.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 4, 2026

In a rare interview, his mother, the former empress Farah Pahlavi told AFP from her home in Paris in written answers to questions there was "no turning back" after the wave of protests.

From Barron's • Jan. 21, 2026

"But once you're out there, there's no turning back, and it's not as easy as it looks like on the screen."

From BBC • Dec. 26, 2025

His voice began to crack, but the rocket was lifting off now, and there was no turning back.

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman