take back

Example Sentences

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"If they take back Timbuktu and the other towns, I can go home."

From Barron's • May 19, 2026

But now another type of parenting style is emerging—one where more laissez-faire rules apply and mothers take back some time for themselves.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 9, 2026

After her divorce, she hired a new adviser—a woman—who helped her take back control of her financial life.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

The main Leave campaign ahead of the Brexit vote, a decade ago now, promised the UK would "take back control" from Brussels.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

Given our custom, my father was forbidden to take back what he’d given away.

From "The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind" by William Kamkwamba