back when
Example Sentences
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Some investors also decided they valued liquidity more than they thought, when they realized they may not be able to get their money back when they want it.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026
The quintet will also stay in Florida for the duration of the camp and not head back when the remaining five players report for duty.
From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026
Q: Did you ever imagine this would happen back when you were part of the Sandinista movement?
From Barron's • May 21, 2026
“That’s what everybody’s doing, because they have to … We’re all trying to figure out these ways to pay people back when we’re not making money.”
From Salon • May 15, 2026
He had, admittedly, eaten a few toes back when he’d been alive, but he was a fox, for heaven’s sake.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
