reel back
Example Sentences
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It was to not acknowledge the previous six years, seven years of what I was doing, and to reel back further in my upbringing, when I was a young movie buff.
From Salon • Feb. 23, 2020
Mrs. Pelosi appeared to reel back House Armed Services Committee Chairman Adam Smith, Washington Democrat, who told CNN Thursday morning that the speaker needed to end the standoff.
From Washington Times • Jan. 9, 2020
A key post-primary turning point, Mr. Erikson and Mr. Wlezien show, are the nominating conventions, which effectively deliver party messages to voters, helping influence independents and reel back in wayward partisans.
From New York Times • Jan. 27, 2015
The winner of the Grand Critérium last year, Siyouni was defeated on his comeback when he failed to reel back his pacemaker, which seemed to dent his reputation.
From The Guardian • Jun. 9, 2010
Up to Abingdon, Virginia, I can reel back the trip like film.
From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck
