there and back
Example Sentences
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The Catholic Church's first US pope has been invited by Prince Albert II and would travel there and back from the Vatican in a day, the source said.
From Barron's • Feb. 10, 2026
And Annie drove two hours every day, there and back, to work in Norman.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 30, 2025
"We were going to a wedding in Fermanagh, so we literally drove without the heating on just to get there and back," he said.
From BBC • Feb. 10, 2025
Millions of parts have to work perfectly to get you there, and back.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 28, 2023
When I walked to school, Mami instructed, I was not to look at or talk to anyone all the way there and back.
From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago
