send back

Example Sentences

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Stores pay only for what they sell, and send back what they don’t.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 28, 2026

She describes the difficulties she faced trying to send back material to her newsroom, spending days searching for places with internet, only to be blocked or chased away.

From BBC • Jan. 21, 2026

South Africa introduced spin in the 17th over and Chloe Tyron struck in the next over with her left-arm orthodox bowling to send back in-form Mandhana, caught behind.

From Barron's • Nov. 2, 2025

Retailers, she noted, have introduced tools to help consumers more accurately gauge things like clothing sizes, helping to reduce what they send back.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 17, 2025

“It’s that child, George. I’ve had to send back the dog today. Gloria positively couldn’t stand the sight of him, she said. She’s driving me into a nervous breakdown.”

From "I, Robot" by Isaac Asimov