talk back
Example Sentences
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You see her at work at night where she lights up when she’s talking to things that can’t talk back, but she feels that they do.
From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026
"He was just so domineering and you just couldn't talk back to him," she added.
From BBC • Feb. 7, 2026
“My experience, after 54 years of doing this stuff, is that the cops don’t like when you talk back that way,” he said.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 3, 2024
The elephants were also quicker to talk back when the recordings were of others calling their names, as opposed to when researchers played recordings of non-name elephant chatter.
From Salon • Nov. 17, 2023
"Don't you dare talk back to the captain!" he snapped.
From "Hole in My Life" by Jack Gantos
