talk back
Example Sentences
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She isn’t afraid to speak up or talk back — a little too unafraid to believe at times, but she does cut a heroic figure.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 9, 2025
“Yuletide Factory” is pitched toward those younger children, who happily talk back to the players.
From New York Times • Nov. 27, 2024
All the talk back then was whether the Preds would unload star goalie Juuse Saros at the trade deadline.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 16, 2024
But until the arrival of the AI chatbot ChatGPT, most people had never actually spoken to it before - or had it talk back.
From BBC • Nov. 18, 2023
“Back in my day, children didn’t talk back to their elders.”
From "The Parker Inheritance" by Varian Johnson
